Cranio-maxillofacial surgery, a surgical specialty for the treatment of pathologies affecting the skull, face, and mouth, consists of the following types of procedures: orthognathic surgery, reconstructive surgery, and aesthetic surgery.

Maxillofacial surgery mostly covers orthognathic surgery (jaw size and position), stomatology (tumors and cysts, implantology, etc.) craniofacial malformations and facial traumatology in both adults and children.