Bringing back a smile to a boy with facial deformity after firecracker accident

From November 18 to 21, the International Microsurgery Program screened and performed microsurgery on head and neck cancers and VII nerve diseases... co-organized by Operation Smile, University of Medicine and Pharmacy and E Hospital, many patients with head and neck defects received free surgery.

The doctor examined and prescribed microsurgery to bring a smile to the boy who was deformed after a firecracker accident. (Photo: TX).

After the first screening day, on November 19, doctors at E Hospital performed the first microsurgery. The youngest patient examined in this program was a boy named NTA (11 years old, from Quang Ninh province) who came to the clinic with a deformed jaw and face, loss of soft tissue of the upper and lower lips, lip retraction, unable to close the mouth, and severely misaligned teeth.

It is known that the patient had a defect in the oral and facial tissues after a domestic accident caused by a firecracker exploding in the face in 2022, leading to a broken upper jaw, lower jaw, loss of upper and lower lips... and had undergone maxillofacial surgery at a medical facility.

Knowing about the program through an introduction, the mother was determined to bring her child to Hanoi with the wish to restore her child's smile like many of her peers. Realizing that this was a serious case, the experts conducted a consultation to determine that the patient had severe defects and contractions in the oral and facial tissues. Immediately after, the patient was assigned surgery to release the contractions and cover part of the defect with a microsurgical flap.

As for Mr. DHH (35 years old, in Nghi Xuan commune, Ha Tinh province). Knowing about the program by chance through the E Hospital fanpage, Mr. H decided to register and come to the International Microsurgery program for examination with a condition of mandibular bone defect and mandibular ameloblastoma. During the examination, the doctors discovered that Mr. H's jaw bone showed signs of serious inflammation, and if not operated on soon, it would endanger the patient's life. Immediately, the patient was transferred for microsurgery.

Similar is the case of Ms. PTL (female, 40 years old, in Hai Duong) who had a left maxillary bone defect after surgery to remove maxillary bone carcinoma, neck lymph node dissection, and sphincter flap reconstruction 2 years ago. Currently, the patient has a sunken left cheek area under the left eye socket. After consulting with experts from EDA Hospital, Taiwan, the patient was prescribed surgery to reconstruct the maxillary bone defect using microsurgery techniques....

These are 3 of many patients who received free microsurgery during this examination.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Nhung, Department of Dentistry, E Hospital, said that such a microsurgical procedure usually lasts about 8-10 hours. After surgery, the patient can stop the pain, practice swallowing, practice speaking and return to normal life. Currently, doctors at E Hospital have deployed microsurgical flap surgery techniques to treat many cases of diseases related to maxillofacial cancer, especially oral cancer, with many good results, bringing high treatment efficiency to cancer patients, while helping to restore function, anatomy, aesthetics as well as psychology, improving the quality of life for patients.

Dr. Nguyen Tan Van, Deputy Head of the Department of Dentistry, Hospital E; Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Vietnam National University, Hanoi shared: "When patients have large and complex facial injuries, choosing the microsurgical reconstruction method to reconstruct the patient's defects is the optimal choice and brings many benefits to the patient.

In cases of patients with maxillofacial cancer, microsurgery is considered the “gold standard” for treating cancer patients. In surgery, completely removing and preventing the growth of cancerous tumors is very important to ensure the patient’s life. However, when completely removing the tumor, it will leave a large facial defect, and furthermore, it will affect the patient’s ability to eat, speak, breathe and look good.”

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tim-lai-nu-cuoi-cho-be-trai-bien-dang-mat-sau-tai-nan-phao-no-192241119103835093.htm