Patient born with a cleft lip and palate The patient is a 15-year-old boy from Warangal in Telangana, India. He had been born with a unilateral left sided cleft lip and palate at a local hospital. Cleft lip is incomplete fusion of the two halves of the upper lip. A palatal cleft is incomplete fusion...
Read moreCleft Maxillary Advancement Surgery (Le Fort I) with Dental ImplantCorrection of lower jaw protrusion Excessive protrusion of lower jaw causes both esthetic as well as functional compromises. It falls under the ambit of facial plastic surgery because of the cosmetic correction. Fixed orthodontic treatment will also be needed to move teeth into correct alignment before the surgery. This tooth movement will lead to optimal...
Read moreLower Jaw Protrusion ( Prognathism ) Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy (BSSO) SurgeryPatient born with unilateral cleft lip and palate The patient is a 19-year-old female from Firozpur in Punjab, India, born with a left-sided unilateral cleft lip and palate. A cleft palate is an incompletely fused roof of the mouth. She had undergone cleft lip repair at 4 months of age and cleft palate repair at...
Read moreCleft Rhinoplasty Alar web Removal and Dorsal Augmentation SurgeryPatient born with right sided cleft lip and palate The patient is an 18-year-old female from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, India who was born with a right sided unilateral cleft lip and palate. Cleft lip is the presence of a gap in between the two halves of the upper lip. This is a developmental defect...
Read moreCleft Rhinoplasty – Nasal Augmentation and Creating SymmetryPatient with complaints of a broad lower face due to masseter hypertrophy The patient is a 25-year-old boy from Ranchi in Jharkhand, India. He had always felt very self conscious about his face as he felt that the lower half of his face was very broad. This had made him very self conscious and socially...
Read moreSquare Face, Masseter Muscle Excision failed – Resurgery with Gonial Angle ReductionEtiology behind the occurrence of mandibular prognathism Mandibular prognathism is the excessive protrusion of the mandible in relation to the rest of the skull. It is considered to be a pathological condition when it compromises both the functional and esthetic aspects of the lower jaw. An extended chin and an anterior crossbite renders both eating...
Read moreLong Lower Jaw BSSO – Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy with Set Back SurgeryEvolution of Facial Fracture Treatment down the ages We live in the golden age of mankind where wars are minimal and the frontiers of medical science are being expanded on a daily basis. The fields of oral surgery and orthognathic surgery have become highly advanced, both in the form of techniques and the materials used....
Read moreRefracturing the malunited jaw, correcting the occlusion and upper jaw augmentation surgeryThe growth of aesthetic surgery in India Cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery in India has become highly sought after since the advent of globalization. Some of the common procedures performed include brow lift eyelid surgery, face lifts, correction of congenital defects, reconstructive surgery for trauma victims etc. There has been a mushrooming of plastic surgery...
Read moreOral Submucous Fibrosis – partial Trismus Mouth Opening Surgery With Nasolabial Flap SurgeryThe patient is a 22-year-old female patient from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India who has always had the complaint of facial asymmetry. She had an anterior crossbite with jaw deviation to the left upon mouth opening.
Read moreFacial Asymmetry Correction by BSSO Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy and total shift of Mandible (Lower Jaw) SurgeryPatient with lower jaw problems for a long time The patient is a 19-year-old boy from Malkajgiri in Telangana, India who has had jaw problems as long as he can remember. His lower jaw was longer than his upper jaw and had been deviated to the left side with a resultant crossbite. This had detracted...
Read moreFacial Asymmetry Surgery BSSO Bilateral Sagittal Split osteotomy with Total Lower Jaw Shift
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