Policy Number: SRP 047
Policy Name: Facial Surgery (non-aesthetic)
Status: Group Prior Approval
Effective Date: 1 April 2024
Next Review Date: 1 April 2029
Mid and South Essex ICB commissions non-aesthetic facial surgery on a restricted basis for the treatment of:
- Congenital craniofacial abnormalities
- Facial palsy (congenital or acquired paralysis)
- As part of the treatment of specific conditions affecting the facial skin e.g. cutis laxa, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, neurofibromatosis
- To correct the consequences of trauma
All patients must be advised that requests for surgery to address concerns about appearance or to treat the natural ageing process are considered to be cosmetic and as such will not be funded.
Patients not meeting the above criteria will not be funded unless there are clinically exceptional circumstances.
Individual funding requests should only be made where the patient demonstrates clinical exceptionality.
Further information on applying for funding in exceptional clinical circumstances can be found on the ICB’s website.