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Reconstruction of upper jaw with Rib Graft

This young man had been involved in a horrific multivehicle road accident a few years ago. He had suffered multiple facial fractures including frontal, orbital, maxillary and mandibular fractures. All his fractures had been operated in a local hospital in his hometown, but he was not satisfied with the results.

He had been left with severe facial disfigurement following the surgery and had become depressed due to this. His family had conducted extensive internet research for the best facial reconstruction hospital in India. They had finally been referred to our hospital for management.

He first underwent maxillary reconstruction with the use of bone grafts harvested at the time of surgery. The surgery was successfully performed with complete reconstruction of his maxillary bone. There was establishment of good symmetry with the contralateral maxilla following the surgery. He will undergo dental implant surgery following consolidation of the graft with surrounding bone.

He was very happy and relieved with the results of the surgery. They were instructed to return in a few months for dental implants and expressed understanding of the same.

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Cleft Rhinoplasty, Lip Revision and Alveolar Bone Graft Surgery This young man was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate deformity, which were surgically corrected as an infant. He presented to our hospital stating that he wanted correction of his nasal deformity as well as the hypertrophic lip scar. Examination revealed a noticeable depression in the right anterior maxillary region, which caused the right nostril to be depressed. He also had a flattened nasal bridge and a hypertrophic scar on his lip. The depression in his right anterior maxilla was addressed using bone grafts harvested at the time of surgery. A costal graft was then utilized to augment the bridge of his nose. This was followed by a lip scar revision surgery as well as a Weir excision for left alar base correction. This resulted in a symmetrical nasal form and he was very happy with the results of the surgery. He profusely thanked the surgical team before final discharge from the hospital. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #cleftrhinoplasty #alveolarbonegraft #rhinoplasty #cosmeticrhinoplasty #plasticsurgery #plasticsurgeon #cosmeticsurgery #facilcosmeticsurgery #cosmetic #unilateralcleftlip #cleftlip #cleftlipsurgery #cleftlipandpalate #cleftpalatesurgery #cleftsurgery #bilateralcleftlip #facialdeformity #birthdefect #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIc_B_VnSX_/?igshid=pvvgvlans0ho

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Dental Implants for Teeth Lost to Gum Disease This middle aged man had lost his upper front teeth to a combination of gum disease and diabetes mellitus. Wishing for a permanent solution, he presented to our hospital for dental implants. The importance of maintaining meticulous oral hygiene was explained to him. Dental implants were fixed at the site of the missing teeth in his upper jaw. Ceramic crowns were fixed to the dental implants after osseointegration of the implants with surrounding alveolar bone. He expressed his happiness at having his teeth back to the hospital staff. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #dentalimplants #dentalimplant #implants #ceramiccrown #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIc2iW1HFiw/?igshid=1m5ikmnzts45m

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Hemifacial Microsomia – Reconstruction of Absent Condyle and Hypoplastic Ramus This young girl was born with hemifacial microsomia. She soon developed marked facial deformity with microtia of the left ear and deviation of the jaw to the left. She was referred to our hospital for management. Imaging studies revealed an absence of condyle and coronoid along with a hypoplastic ramus on the left side. In view of the extreme presentation, it was explained that she would first need costochondral grafting for reconstruction of her condyle and ramus before correction of her deformity through distraction osteogenesis. Microtia correction surgery will be performed at the age of 14 years. It was explained to her parents she would need to undergo a series of surgeries in view of her severe deformity and hey expressed understanding of the instructions. Costochondral grafts were harvested followed by reconstruction of her mandible. This was fixed in place using titanium screws. Her parents were instructed to return in six months for distraction osteogenesis. They expressed understanding of the instructions and expressed their happiness at the results of the surgery. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #HemifacialMicrosomia #microtia #eardeformity #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIaqtrBHXZd/?igshid=1j4e94pey3s79

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Lip Scar Revision with Good Mustache Growth The patient is a case of repaired unilateral cleft lip and palate deformity with a residual scar deformity. There was no mustache growth at the site of the surgical scar. He now presents for revision of his upper lip scar. The scar on his lip was excised with good recreation of the vermillion border. This resulted in very good cosmetic correction of his lip deformity. The patient was very happy with the overall esthetic results of the surgery. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #liprevision #mustache #mustachecorrection #lipsca #scarremoval #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIaqqUHHfD8/?igshid=19aswn8ljye5i

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Surgical Correction of Unilateral Cleft Lip Deformity This little girl had been born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate deformity with Simonart’s band. It was explained to her parents that surgical correction would result in complete rehabilitation of her deformity. She was referred to our hospital and underwent cleft lip surgery. The nasal sill was addressed using a C-flap. It was then decided to do a three layer closure of his cleft lip deformity. The orbicularis oris, subcutaneous tissues and skin were reapproximated with extreme precision with the use of a surgical loupe. There was perfect recreation of lip anatomy. Her parents were very relieved with the esthetic results of the surgery. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #unilateralcleftlip #cleftlip #cleftlipsurgery #cleftlipandpalate #cleftpalatesurgery #cleftsurgery #bilateralcleftlip #facialdeformity #birthdefect #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYNu3AHO4A/?igshid=a62kdxlrg514

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Dental Implant for Tooth Lost to Gum Disease This gentleman had lost his right upper central incisor to gum disease arising from poor oral hygiene a few years ago. Upon being constantly prompted by his wife, he presented to our hospital for replacement of the lost tooth with a dental implant. A premium quality dental implant was placed at the site of the missing tooth followed by an esthetic ceramic crown after osseointegration of the implant with surrounding alveolar bone. The importance of maintaining meticulous oral hygiene was explained to him, both in relation to his overall health and to the success of his implant. Both he and his wife expressed complete satisfaction with the results of the treatment. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #dentalimplants #dentalimplant #implants #ceramiccrown #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYNnmbn614/?igshid=4acea234jhkr

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Reduction Genioplasty, Alveolar Bone Grafting and Dental Implant Surgery This young man had lost teeth in his lower jaw extending from the left lateral incisor to his right second molar when he had fallen from a height onto a concrete surface. There had however been no fractures to any bones. There was also deficiency of alveolar bone in the anterior mandible at the region of the lost teeth. He had also always felt that he had an excessively large chin. Wishing to get both these complaints addressed, he had approached a surgeon in his hometown who had referred him to our hospital due to the difficulty involved in the surgical procedure. He underwent a reduction genioplasty followed by bone grafting to the region of bony deficiency in his alveolar bone. Bone from his reduction genioplasty was utilized for this purpose. This was followed by placement of dental implants at the site of the missing teeth. Perfectly shade matched ceramic crowns fabricated in our inhouse dental laboratory were later fitted on his implants following osseointegration of his implants to surrounding alveolar bone. He expressed his complete satisfaction with the results of both procedures performed in our hospital. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #genioplasty #AlveolarBoneGrafting #dentalimplants #dentalimplant #implants #ceramiccrown #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIVuDd_H5Hb/?igshid=5bcpr3zykgmw

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Dental Implants for Teeth Lost in a Fall This young woman had been tripped by her dog while coming down a flight of stairs and had smashed her teeth into the banister. The impact was sufficient enough to fracture two teeth in her upper jaw and two teeth in her lower jaw. Being dissatisfied with the removable partial dentures that she had been treated with in her hometown, she presented with her parents to our hospital for dental implants. Premium dental implants were fixed in her upper and lower jaw at the site of the teeth lost to trauma. Perfectly colour matched ceramic crowns were fixed to the implants after osseointegration of the implants to surrounding alveolar bone. She and her parents were very happy with the level of care provided at our hospital. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #dentalimplants #dentalimplant #implants #ceramiccrown #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CITNplHnyiK/?igshid=1avkmgiy5wt0s

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Nasal Asymmetry and Lip Vermillion Correction This young lady had been born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate deformity, which had been corrected as an infant. She now has a deformity of the vermillion border as well as asymmetry of the nose. Desiring to get this corrected, she presented to our hospital for management. She first underwent correction of the vermillion border deformity, which resulted in symmetrical lips. This was followed by excision of the lower crus of the nasal cartilage followed by bilateral lateral osteotomies. There was complete symmetry of the nose and lip following surgery. She was very happy with the esthetic outcome and profusely thanked the surgical team. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #nasalasymmetry #lipvermillioncorrection #unilateralcleftlip #cleftlip #cleftlipsurgery #cleftlipandpalate #cleftpalatesurgery #cleftsurgery #bilateralcleftlip #facialdeformity #birthdefect #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CITNhDhnG9L/?igshid=kske2zr6hcyj

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Scar Revision Surgery using Tissue Expansion Technique This young man had suffered a severe electric burn injury to the left side of his face in a workplace accident. He had undergone a split-thickness skin graft surgery from his thigh elsewhere, but excessive graft shrinkage and colour mismatch had left him distraught and depressed with the results. His family had made widespread inquiries regarding facial cosmetic surgery and had been referred to our hospital for management. Upon examination, there was an unsightly scar at the region of the previous split thickness graft on his left cheek. There was also facial disfigurement due to excessive graft shrinkage. Treatment planning was explained to him and he consented to surgery. He underwent facial reconstruction surgery at our hospital through the tissue expansion technique. A device called a tissue expander was inserted underneath normal skin overlying his left cheek that was adjacent to the scarred area. This device was gradually filled with increments of saline solution thus stretching the overlying skin. Once adequate new skin had been obtained over the device, which perfectly matched the normal skin, the scar tissue was excised and the new normal skin was draped over the region of defect. The patient was extremely happy with the results of the surgery and couldn’t stop expressing his amazement at the cosmetic transformation of his face. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #scarrevision #cosmeticsurgery #tissueexpansion #burninjury #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQZWTXnEr-/?igshid=fmrt8u958ct

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Dental Implant for Congenitally Missing Lateral Incisor This young man had been born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. His upper left lateral incisor is congenitally missing. He wanted to address this issue as his marriage had been fixed recently and presented to our hospital for dental implant. A premium dental implant was fixed at the site of the missing tooth followed by a ceramic crown after osseointegration of the dental implant to surrounding alveolar bone. He was extremely happy at the esthetic results of treatment at our hospital. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #dentalimplants #dentalimplant #implants #ceramiccrown #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQXzK3HP3F/?igshid=1bhtgzqc8i2xs

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Unilateral Incomplete Cleft Lip Deformity This little girl was born with an incomplete unilateral cleft lip deformity. This is the mildest form of cleft deformity. Her parents had been counseled at the time of her birth and referred to our hospital. The nasal sill was addressed using a C-flap. It was then decided to do a three layer closure of his cleft lip deformity. The orbicularis oris, subcutaneous tissues and skin were reapproximated with extreme precision with the use of a surgical loupe. There was perfect recreation of lip anatomy. The layers were reapproximated using Delaire’s principle. Her parents were extremely happy with the results of the surgery. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #unilateralcleftlip #cleftlip #cleftlipsurgery #cleftlipandpalate #cleftpalatesurgery #cleftsurgery #bilateralcleftlip #facialdeformity #birthdefect #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOD_3jH3Qi/?igshid=1dgur9olwj1uf

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Facial Cosmetic Surgery - Hemangioma Excision from Nasal Region This baby girl had a congenital hemangioma over the bridge of her nose. This was cosmetically disfiguring and her parents wanted to have this addressed. Extensive inquiries led them to our hospital for treatment. Investigations were done. There was slight bony erosion at the nasal region. The hemangioma was excised along with cauterization of feeding blood vessels. There was very minimal scarring at the third month checkup following surgery with complete resolution of the lesion. Her parents were ecstatic at the cosmetic results of the surgery. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #hemangioma #cosmeticsurgery #facesurgery #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIODr_QHYSP/?igshid=1bb0r05bcob8x

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Dental Implant for Tooth Lost to Trauma This young man had been struck by a cricket ball on his left upper central incisor with resultant loss of the tooth. Taking into account his young age, he and his parents decided that a dental implant would be the ideal solution and presented to our hospital for management. A premium dental implant was fixed at the site of the missing tooth followed by a perfectly shade matched ceramic crown fabricated in our in house dental laboratory. Even his parents could not discern any difference between his crown and his natural teeth. They expressed their total satisfaction at the end of treatment at our hospital. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #dentalimplants #dentalimplant #implants #ceramiccrown #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIK8bXyHzK9/?igshid=1qy5r0iza2ivm

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Lower Jaw Reduction – Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy This young man has always had a lower jaw that was disproportionately larger than the upper jaw. He said that he had always had difficulty with his speech and eating. There was an overjet of 14 mm. It was decided to surgically set back his mandible. Bilateral bone cuts were made in the mandible. The nerve was safely mobilized with the distal segment thus allowing for free manipulation of the proximal segment. Extreme care was taken to preserve the inferior alveolar nerve during surgery. A slice of bone 12 m in thickness was removed from the region of the bone cuts. His occlusion was checked and mandible was fixed with plates and screws. He expressed his happiness at being able to eat and speak normally following the surgery. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #jawreduction #bilateralsagittalsplit #osteotomy #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIKogLxnj_U/?igshid=ehee5ca160zg

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Unilateral Cleft Lip Surgery with Optimal Cosmetic Results This little boy was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate with Simonart’s band. His parents had been very distressed by his facial deformity. He had subsequently undergone cleft lip surgery at the age of three and a half months. It was decided to perform a modified Millard’s technique. The floor of his nose and nasal sill were reconstructed using a C-flap. This was followed by reapproximation of his vermillion border. There was meticulous reapproximation of the cleft lip with a three layer closure. The orbicularis oris, subcutaneous tissue and skin had been perfectly aligned under the magnification of a surgical loupe. Scar formation was minimal with excellent lip structure at the time of suture removal in seven days. His parents expressed their total satisfaction with the results of the surgery and were extremely happy at the time of discharge from the hospital. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: smbalaji@gmail.com 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #unilateralcleftlip #cleftlip #cleftlipsurgery #cleftlipandpalate #cleftpalatesurgery #cleftsurgery #bilateralcleftlip #facialdeformity #birthdefect #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CII2WNUHI4-/?igshid=16483a90l5g7w