Dr. Michael Friel serves as the Surgical Director of Ochsner's Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Program. Dr. Friel is a double-fellowship trained, triple-board certified surgeon (American Board of Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Plastic Surgery Hand Subspecialty). He serves as a section editor for Annals of Plastic Surgery, and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. He is reviewer for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, and Microsurgery. Dr. Friel serves on the Board of Directors of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association and brings contemporary reconstructive treatment options for patients with congenital and post-traumatic pediatric plastic surgery needs. He enjoys participating in medical missions and has participated in multiple Operation Smile medical missions.
Dr. Friel has a number of offices throughout the New Orleans area and Gulf South to see patients closer to their home, with offices in New Orleans, Slidell, Covington, Houma, McComb, and Hattiesburg. He operates at Ochsner Medical Center, Ochsner Baptist Hospital, St. Charles Parish Hospital, and St. Tammany Hospital.
To schedule an appointment at any of Dr. Friel's offices, please call 504-84-CLEFT (504-842-5338) or 1-855-312-4190
Conditions Treated
Cleft Surgery / Conditions Affecting the Face
Cleft Lip – Cleft Lip Repair
Cleft Palate – Cleft Palate Repair, Furlow Palatoplasty
22q deletion syndrome – Furlow Palatoplasty
Treacher Collins Syndrome – Midface reconstruction
Pierre Robin Sequence / tongue based airway obstruction – Mandibular distraction
Ear tags and skin tags – Excision
Microtia – Ear reconstruction
Hemifacial Microsomia – Distraction osteogenesis
Facial Asymmetry – Fat grafting and microsurgery
Neonatal ear malformations – In-office ear molding
Malocclusion – Orthognathic / Jaw surgery
All elements of Pediatric Facial Reconstruction
Abnormal Head Shape / Cranial
Positional/Deformational Plagiocephaly – Cranial Orthotics / Helmet Therapy
Craniosynostosis – Minimally invasive cranial vault surgery and formal cranial vault reconstruction
Frontonasal dysplasia / hypertelorism – surgical correction
Apert Syndrome – cranial vault surgery and midface surgery
Crouzon Syndrome– cranial vault surgery and midface surgery
Noonan Syndrome – cranial vault surgery and midface surgery
Pfeiffer Syndrome – cranial vault surgery and midface surgery
Carpenter Syndrome – cranial vault surgery and midface surgery
Congenital and Pediatric Hand Conditions
Trigger finger in children – trigger finger release
Thumb duplication – corrective surgery
Post-traumatic hand injuries in children – corrective surgery
Nerve reconstruction – microsurgical nerve reconstruction
Clinodactyly / Camptodactyly – corrective hand surgery
Polydactyly – in-office excision of extra digit
Syndactyly – finger separation surgery
Skin Disorders
Infantile Hemangiomas – medical and surgical management
Vascular anomalies of the skin and face – medical and surgical management
Congenital Nevi – traditional excision, serial excision, tissue expansion
Benign and malignant skin lesions in children – surgical excision
Neurofibromatosis – microsurgery and surgical excision
Wound Care, Burns, and Scars
Animal Bites – wound care and surgical repair
Pediatric burns – non surgical and surgical burn care
Acute and Chronic Wounds – non surgical and surgical options
Unfavorable scars / scar revision
Breast and Body Image
Adolescent breast surgery
Tuberous Breast deformity – breast symmetry surgery
Macromastia – breast reduction
Poland Syndrome – breast construction
Breast Asymmetry – breast symmetry surgery
Prominent Ears – Otoplasty
Nasal deformity, congenital or post-traumatic – Adolescent rhinoplasty
Gynecomastia – Mastectomy
