EXPERIENCE CIVA, THE CRANIOFACIAL INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT
An innovative and comprehensive guide to a patient’s surgical experience.
myFace seeks to relieve the stress and anxiety surrounding craniofacial surgery as well as to educate the populace-at-large regarding what craniofacial patients and families endure. Building understanding leads to empathy and empathy changes society for the better.
This interactive portal breaks down 10 of the most regularly performed craniofacial surgeries into discrete steps. Users actively engage in intra-operative surgical videos, voice over, images and 3D labels to understand fully general surgical techniques and pre and post-operative care.
myFace Nurse Practitioner Pat Chibbaro, who has nearly 30 years of experience with craniofacial patients and families, offers her intimate knowledge of each procedure. This professional consultation helps to manage your expectations surrounding all of the steps of your child’s surgery.
myFace Nurse Practitioner Pat Chibbaro, who has nearly 30 years of experience with craniofacial patients and families, offers her intimate knowledge of each procedure. This professional consultation helps to manage your expectations surrounding all of the steps of your child’s surgery.
Your educational journey is complete with firsthand insight and advice offered in the Patient Experience portal. Here, a patient or family member describes his/her experience with the specific craniofacial procedure
Medical Professionals
myFace works very closely with the craniofacial community to understand the significance of education for global well-being, health, equality, inclusion and empathy. Your support allows myFace to further transform the lives of those living with a craniofacial difference through the power of education. Make your secure donation today!
CREDITS
Technical Support and Simulation Platform: BioDigital, Inc.
Medical Directors: Roberto L. Flores and Joseph G. McCarthy
Craniofacial Modeling Consultant: Barry H. Grayson
We are extremely thankful for the following organizations for their vision and support of this ground-breaking project:
KLS Martin
Milbank Foundation
Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation
