Doctors removed her cancerous tongue and, using a flap of skin from her forearm, created a new tongue. Her grafted skin had ...

It’s the most common type of oral cancer ... I had cancer and had to have life-changing surgery.” Specifically, it was “free flap” surgery, which Mount Sinai explains is when “a piece ...

A woman in her 20s who had her tongue removed due to oral cancer warned against ignoring ulcers in her mouth. Jessica ...

15 Using a 0° endoscope, a McIvor mouth opener was positioned, and incisions were made with a 15-blade scalpel along the entire gingival edge, approximately 2 mm from the dental elements ... of the ...

To achieve a full smile with improved dental (teeth ... microvascular surgery and oculoplastics. Result after two stage cross facial nerve graft and Gracilis flap for smile restoration to correct ...

Dr. Thomas Graf from Graf Dental Surgery joined us on First Look at Four stopped by First Look at Four to talk about how they ...

There are 2 ways to rebuild the breast: Use an implant Use tissue from another part of your body. This is called flap surgery, or autologous (aw-TAH-luh-gus) reconstruction. You do not have to have ...

Gum grafts treat receding gums by taking gum tissue from one area of the mouth and moving it to the affected area.

For patients undergoing jaw reconstruction after surgery for head and neck cancer, computer-aided design and manufacturing ...

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