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- Title
POSTOPERATIVE CORRECTION OF FACIAL DEFECTS USING EPITHESIS.
- Authors
Copil, Adelina Ramona; Urtila, F.; Pasca, C.; Lupulescu, Teodora Eva; Urtila, E.
- Abstract
After some interventions at the face, especially for malignant tumors, remain defects difficult or even impossible to correct by biological means. An alternative for such situation are epithesis, which can replace the lost tissue with the help of alloplastic materials, usually silicon. Epihesis are running in special laboratory and for their success is required accuracy and expertise in the field. In this paper work, we present some cases operated for orbitofrontal-maxillary malignant tumors where the postoperative facial defect was unaesthetic and depressing for the patient. Correction with the help of epithesis improves the local situation and has a positive effect for the mentall. For the reasons presented above, we recommend epithesis , having a beneficial role, and for the patients' social reintegration.
- Subjects
FACE; POSTOPERATIVE care; PLASTIC surgery; SILICONES; SOCIAL integration; TUMORS
- Publication
Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 2011, Vol 16, Issue 1, p401
- ISSN
2067-3019
- Publication type
Article