The most prevalent congenital abnormalities of the craniofacial structure are cleft lip and palate, both hard and soft. In India, there are around 24.5 million births each year, and there are between 27,000 and 33,000 cases of cleft palates reported annually. Inequalities occur in both access to and quality of cleft care, with notable inequalities between urban and rural locations. Due to this imbalance, as well as a lack of knowledge, an accumulation of untreated clefts of the lip and palate has resulted in a huge healthcare problem in India.
Craniofacial treatments are those that are used to address disorders that affect the face and skull because of congenital defects or acquired as a result of other circumstances, including accidents. More than 15,000 paediatric craniofacial operations including 900+ difficult craniofacial procedures have been completed by Dr Krishna Shama Rao & the team of medical experts of BGS Gleneagles Hospital. The hospital held a press conference where experts presented the most challenging and exceptional craniofacial surgeries successfully completed in order to acknowledge the efforts of the accomplished doctors and to highlight the outstanding work completed at the Centre for Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery.
Management and specialist doctors from BGS Gleneagles Hospital attended the press conference, including Biju Nair, Cluster COO, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Bengaluru; Dr Krishna Shama Rao, HOD-Consultant Craniofacial & Aesthetic Surgeon; Dr A M Kutappa, HOD – Critical Care and Anesthesia & Head of Academics; Dr Smitha Thammaiah, Cluster Medical Director; Dr Chethana K, Consultant Craniofacial Surgeon; Dr Sandeep Rolson, Consultant Craniofacial Surgeon; and Dr Nagamani Muralidhar, Deputy Head Medical Services.
