Joseph Daw, Jr., DDS, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Dr. Joseph Daw, Jr. is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Itasca, IL with special training and skill in performing reconstructive plastic surgery necessary after traumatic illness or injury. As a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Joseph Daw, Jr., DDS, MD performs reconstructive procedures on the skin, face, breast, lip, and other parts of the body affected by congenital birth defect, trauma, or illness. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a medical specialty focused on surgically reconstructing parts of the body negatively impacted by illness or injury for functional and aesthetic reasons. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons include cleft lip and palate, facial and ear deformity, post-operative breast cancer reconstruction, removal of skin cancer metastases, damage caused by traumatic injury, post-treatment reconstruction of damage caused by skin cancer or burns, and surgical reconstruction to improve hand or limb function. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons include diagnostic imaging, injury or deformity assessment, microsurgery, skin grafting, tissue expansion, flap surgery, and post-operative patient education.

A surgeon who specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

Dr. Joseph Daw, Jr. is an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon in Itasca, IL with special training and skill in treating problems related to the hard and soft tissues of the face, mouth, and jaws (the upper jaw is called the maxilla). As an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Joseph Daw, Jr., DDS, MD performs exams, diagnostic tests, then dental surgery. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is the specialty of dentistry which includes the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons include erupted wisdom teeth, facial injury, obstructive sleep apnea, head, neck, and oral cancer, cleft lip/palate, cranial deformity, misaligned jaws and teeth, as well as temporomandibular joint disorders. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons include dental implant surgery, wisdom teeth management, treatment of facial injury trauma, facial cosmetic surgery, treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, head, neck, and oral cancer treatment, dental and soft tissue surgery, corrective cleft lip/ palate, jaw, and craniofacial surgery.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are trained to recognize and treat a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. They are also trained to administer anesthesia, and provide care in an office setting. They are trained to treat problems such as the extraction of wisdom teeth, misaligned jaws, tumors and cysts of the jaw and mouth, and to perform dental implant surgery.