THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
»FRANCESCHETTI SYNDROME« ARE:

  • not fully developed to absent carriage bones (zygomatic bones)
  • receding small lower jaw
  • Malformation of the palate, partial cleft palate
  • Malformation of auricles and middle ear structures
  • Ear canal narrowing and/or closure
  • laterally sloping eyelids, partial indentations in the lower lid
This can cause the following problems in different ways
characteristics occur:
  • Breathing problems can necessitate treatment with a palate plate or an incision in the windpipe (tracheostomy tube).
  • Drinking, eating and chewing problems (stomach tube)
  • Conductive hearing loss (special bone conduction hearing aids)
  • Speech problems due to cleft palate/tracheostomy tube
  • increased risk of anesthesia (intubation problems)
  • social integration (lack of public acceptance)