Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center HUSUKE Opening hours and contact information Fax Phone, Fax: 09 4718 7654 Office Phone, Office: 09 4718 7451 At the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center HUSUKE at Töölö Hospital, we treat cleft lip and palate patients, defective fusions of the cranial sutures (craniosynostoses), and associated syndromes. In addition to cleft lip and palate patients, we treat other deformities as well as children’s tumors and injuries that require plastic surgery. Our outpatient clinic offers appointments with specialists, specialists in dentistry, and speech therapists. If necessary, we will also cooperate with other medical specialties. Surgical procedures for those under 16 years of age will be conducted at the New Children's Hospital. These surgeries are also performed by the experienced plastic surgeons of HUSUKE. Children are admitted for surgery at the New Children's Hospital through the LEIKO unit (to surgery from home). After the procedure, the child is transferred for further treatment on the Vuori ward. HUSUKE is the only pediatric plastic surgery unit in Finland. Hospitals Töölö Hospital Töölö Hospital is part of HUS Helsinki University Hospital. In the hospital, we treat patients in orthopedics, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, hand surgery, and maxillofacial surgery. Services Plastic surgery Plastic surgery operations are managed at Töölö and Jorvi Hospitals and also at Hyvinkää, Lohja, Porvoo and Raseborg Hospitals. Cleft lip and palate Cleft lip and cleft palate are the most common type of birth defect. We treat cleft lip and cleft palate at Töölö Hospital and at the New Children’s… Cleft lip and palate treatment The goal in the treatment we provide for cleft lip/palate is to correct the patient’s appearance and to achieve speech, bite and ear functions as normal as… Eating problems of children with a cleft lip/palate We advise and assist families with issues in feeding infants with a cleft lip or palate, first at the maternity hospital and later at the Cleft Palate and… Craniocynostosis Craniocynostosis, meaning the premature ossification of one or more sutures between the bones in the skull during a child’s growth, is one of the most… Ear malformations Ear malformations may present singly or as a component of a syndrome. We treat ear malformations at Töölö Hospital and at the New Children’s Hospital. Show all