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| For 25 years, Sunshine Foundation has provided services and support
for burn survivors and people with facial disfigurement. Since its
establishment in 1981, Sunshine Foundation has helped over 8,000 people
across Taiwan. |
| As of 2007, burn survivors accounted for 31% of the Foundation’s
clients, while people with facial disfigurement accounted for 69%.
This increase in the number of clients with facial disfigurement is
mainly due to the expansion of the oral cancer services of the Foundation. |
| For more statistics about our services, please go to the “Service”
section. |
Types of conditions or injuries |
| Facial disfigurement can be congenital, but it can also be the result
of illness or injuries. Below are some of the conditions for which
Sunshine Foundation provides services. |
| Congenital facial disfigurement: |
| 1. Cheiloschisis: Better known as cleft lip. Cheiloschisis is a congenital
facial deformity of the lip, usually the upper lip, due to a failure
of merging in one or more of the embryologic processes that form the
lip; it is frequently associated with cleft tooth socket and cleft
palate.
2. Craniofacial deformity:
- Microtia: A small, abnormally shaped or absent external ear.
It can occur on one side only (called "unilateral") or on
both sides (called "bilateral").
- Hemifacial microsomia: A condition in which the lower half of one
side of the face is underdeveloped and does not grow normally.
- Crouzon's Syndrome: A genetic disorder characterized by the premature
joining of certain bones of the skull during development, which affects
the shape of the head and face. Abnormal growth of these bones leads
to wide-set, bulging eyes and vision problems caused by shallow eye
sockets.
- Apert syndrome: A condition characterized by specific malformations
of the skull, midface, hands, and feet. The skull is prematurely
fused and unable to grow normally; the midface appears retruded or
sunken; and the fingers and toes are fused together in varying degrees.
- Facial nerve atrophy
- Facial nerve paralysis
3. Facial tumor:
- Neurofibromatosis: A condition that causes tumors to grow on nerve
tissue, producing skin and bone abnormalities.
- Hemangioma: An abnormal build up of blood vessels in the skin or
internal organs.
- Benign tumor
- Malignant tumor
4. Skin diseases:
- Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma: A hereditary skin disease
characterized by diffuse chronic erythema (abnormal redness of
the skin caused by capillary congestion) and the formation of thickened,
scaly skin on the palms and soles, sometimes associated with ocular
and neural changes.
- Beauty mark
- Birth mark
- Steven-Johnson Syndrome: A potentially deadly skin disease that
is usually the result of a drug reaction.
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Facial Disfigurement from Accident or Disease
- Complication from malignant tumors
- Serious facial injury
- Obsolescence of facial nerves (facial injury caused by unknown reason)
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Burns Injuries
- Scald burns
- Chemical burns
- Fire burns
- Electrical burns
- Radiation burns |
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