We use advanced, orthopedic and orthodontic techniques to guide growth and development in children and young adults which fosters a balanced growth pattern and proper facial muscle and airway development. A compromised airway effects the growth of a child in many ways. The tongue often positions itself snugly in the lower jaw to allow a child to breathe more readily through the mouth. In turn, this changes the growth of the lower jaw, so that it grows more vertically. This change in growth direction makes the child’s face grow long. At the same time since nasal breathing is severely compromised, the upper jaw and midface (the nasal bones, cheek bones, and bones supporting the tissue of the face) fail to develop at a normal rate because the natural growth stimulant of air flow through the nose is absent. This phenomenon results in a deficiency of growth of the upper jaw and midface which, added to the long facial growth from the lower jaw, directly impacts the facial balance and beauty of a child and later as an adult.