Categorization of craniofacial deformities based on our experience with surgical manipulation.

A wide variety of deformities are seen by the craniofacial team. To facilitate the coding and retrieval of data collected, a system has been devised in which an attempt is made to transfer different clinical problems into units which can be processed more efficiently and encoded more exactly. The different surgical manipulations used form the basis of this system. Careful forethought and understanding are prerequisite for the utilization of this system by the craniofacial team.