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Unilateral Condylar Fracture Surgery | Dr SM Balaji, maxillofacial Surgeon

Young man involved in a road traffic accident The patient is a 24-year-old male from Surat in Gujarat, India. He had been involved in a road traffic accident while riding his bike. A collision with another two wheeler had resulted in his motorcycle skidding and he had landed hard on his chin. This had immediately...

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Condylar Fracture Surgery with Plate Fixation

Road traffic accident from a two wheeler The patient is a 45-year-old woman from Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. She was involved in a road traffic accident while crossing the road as a pedestrian. A speeding motorcycle knocked her down with her chin impacting the asphalt. The biker had immediately left the scene and she...

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Cleft Rhinoplasty with Lip Surgery

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13th World Congress of the International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation

The 13th ICPF World Congress in Japan Dr SM Balaji attended the 13th ICPF (International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation) World Congress in Nagoya, Japan. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the ICPF as well as Editor-in-Chief of the ICPF newsletter. The ICPF Board of Trustees comprises of the premier cleft...

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Pediatric Jaw Fracture Surgery | Dr SM Balaji, Maxillofacial Surgeon, India

Road traffic accident while playing cricket The patient is a 4-year-old boy from Kayalpatnam in Tamil Nadu, India. He had been playing cricket and had run across the road to collect the ball. A motorcycle had collided with him and he had landed hard with his jaw hitting the asphalt. There was a laceration at...

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Mandibular Reconstruction with Rib Graft

Patient develops a deformity of the left side of the face The patient is a 44-year-old patient from Bilaspur in Chattisgarh, India. He was fine until approximately two years ago. It was then that he began noticing a swelling develop on the left side of his lower jaw. Alarmed by this, he had presented at...

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Deviated Nasal Septum Surgery

Patient with difficulty breathing and snoring problems The patient is a 25-year-old male from Cuttack in Odisha, India. He had always had difficulty with breathing since childhood. A whistling sound would sometimes emanate from his nose while breathing. This is one of the classic symptoms of a deviated nasal septum. The septum is the cartilage...

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Cleft Rhinoplasty – Nose Correction

Patient born with unilateral cleft lip and palate The patient is a 26-year-old male from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, India. He was born with a left-sided cleft lip and palate. Cleft lip surgery and cleft palate surgery were performed before the patient was a year old. A cleft alveolus surgery was performed at the age...

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Cleft nose surgery with lip revision

Patient born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate The patient is a 28-year-old male from Nashik in Maharashtra, India who was born with a cleft lip and palate. These are the two most common birth defects found in newborns. Speech development is also affected by these defects. Breathing problems can also be associated with...

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Jaw Reconstruction Surgery after Dentigerous Cyst Removal

Development of right-sided mandibular swelling The patient is a 41-year-old male from Chikkaballapur in Karnataka, India. He noticed the development of a swelling in his right lower jaw around 9-10 months ago. Thinking it would subside on its own, he had ignored it for a couple of months. It was the development of pain, which...

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