As the Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Dr. Stephen Chidyllo works closely with the "Regional Trauma Center" which is active at this medical center. Dr. Chidyllo is often consulted by the trauma surgeons to evaluate and treat complicated facial, boney and jaw fractures sustained at the time of an accident.
Dr. Stephen Chidyllo of Central New Jersey Plastic Surgery is one of a few board certified New Jersey Plastic Surgeons who has completed training in both Plastic Surgery and Dentistry. After completion of his plastic surgery residency, Dr. Chidyllo has pursued additional fellowship training in the field of Cranio-Maxillofacial Reconstruction. This additional fellowship provided Dr. Chidyllo with the additional exposure and expertise to treat complex maxillofacial and craniofacial injuries. Dr. Chidyllo is a member of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Some of the common facial and maxillofacial procedures performed by Dr. Chidyllo are the boney reconstruction of facial bone fractures (Jaw Fractures) subsequent to Motor Vehicle Accidents, Sports Related Injuries, and Workman's compensation injuries. Common surgeries performed are those related to the treatment of facial bone fractures (broken bones of the face and jaws): primary reconstruction of the maxillofacial skeleton including the: mandible (lower jaw), maxilla (upper jaw), Orbits (bones about the eyes), Zygoma (cheek bones), Frontal bones and Frontal sinus fractures (forehead) and nasal bone fractures.
Dr. Chidyllo performs both primary (at the time of the initial injury) as well as secondary (weeks to years after the accident) Facial Bone Reconstruction. Often the facial fractures do not heal in the correct alignment resulting in either a dental deformity (crooked bite) or a dento-facial deformity ( crooked face, chin, nose or jaws). This is commonly due to scar tissue and dento-facial forces pulling on the fractured bones during the healing phase. Often it is necessary to surgically re-brake the bones to correct the deformity and rigidly fixate the broken bones into the corrected position with plates, screws, mesh and bone grafts.
Patients seek Dr. Chidyllo expertise and services from all areas within the United States and abroad. If you are consulting with Dr. Chidyllo from out of town, you are responsible for bringing copies of all of your radiographs, either the actual films or on CD, to the initial consultation appointment.
