Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Hemifacial hypoplasia

Decreased size of half of the face

HP:0011332

What it means

Unilateral underdevelopment of the facial tissues, including muscles and bones.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Decrease in size of half of face · Decrease in size of one side of the face · Decreased size of one side of the face · Hemifacial microsomia · Shrinking of half of face · Shrinking of one side of the face

Hemifacial hypoplasia

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.