First of its kind Complete Face ‘transplant-like’ reconstructive surgery in India

• Latest plastic surgery technique by Indian facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Debraj Shome • Hope after the dark hours of terrorism for an Iraqi woman
By: Positive PR
 
May 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Hyderabad, India 24th May’10-   Dr. Debraj Shome, Consultant Facial Plastic Surgeon and Head of the Institute of Aesthetic Surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad has carried out first of its kind exclusive facial reconstructive surgery. Patient Ms. Sophia Mohiadeen, a 30 year old lady and an Iraqi national, was a normal beautiful lady until one year ago, a bomb burst on her face as she picked up an unidentified object on the road. Her life changed forever the next instant.

This latest surgery has added one more feather in the cap of Dr. Debraj Shome, renowned Facial Plastic Surgeon. He undertook complicated and challenging surgery lasting more than 9 hours that has created a revolution and has given a new lease on life to young Iraqi Origin Woman.


Sophia had fractures on the entire right side of the face and the nose, she lost one eye completely and became almost blind in the other eye. "I could not see and my entire face would hurt badly. I underwent my first surgery in Jordan, but with no improvement.” Says Sophia Mohiadeen, patient.

During the marathon surgery lasting more than 9-hours, with a newer surgical technique Dr. Debraj Shome lifted her entire face, including jaw, nose, cheekbones, muscles, teeth and eyelids, and placed it masklike. Said Dr. Shome, “We had to re-fracture all the mal-united fractures, re-position the bone fragments and then re-unite them with titanium plates and screws. This was very challenging and delicate surgery, since the face is full of nerves which control facial animation and movement.”
“In such a scenario, slightest of slip can lead to the death of a crucial structure in the face. All the fractures were positioned to give the face the same symmetry that existed prior to the bomb blast. We also performed a nose re-shaping surgery (rhinoplasty) on Sophia as well as performed very delicate nerve surgery to try and re-animate her smile.” added Dr. Shome.

Said Dr. Debraj Shome, “We performed a CT scan on her which showed that  nine bones in the right side of her face and nose had broken due to the bomb blast and had mal-united in such a manner that the entire symmetry of the face was lost. Her facial nerve also suffered a mild damage in a way that her smile became crooked.”

“You can imagine how tough it must have been for her and on seeing her earlier pictures, my heart went out to her, because she was actually such a pretty lady prior to this life changing event” Said Sophia's sister Mahjabeen who was accompanying her, “We came to India with some fear as Sophia’s was a very complicated case. But, since Dr. Debraj Shome had been so well recommended and was so well regarded in US physician circles, we decided to seek an appointment and visit him. Moreover, Dr. Debraj Shome is a Facial Plastic Surgeon, super-specialized in my sister's requirements and that helped.”
Dr. Shome who was in practice in one of the top institutes in the USA earlier said, “Today, technology in India has changed so much over these last few years, which make all these break-through surgeries possible. I still remember the days when surgeons used stainless steel plates and drills. I have heard of some horrendous experiences of surgeons with these outdated and obsolete equipments, which damaged more and cured less. Importantly, the world of medicine and surgery looks at Indian surgeons and scientists not just for path-breaking surgeries but for also development of newer applications for new machines & technology and advanced R & D. So, India is definitely moving up the value chain really quickly.”

But, most important aspect in this saga of exceptional surgical skills, top class medical facilities that are now available in India and India’s march into world -class patient care, is the story of people who have now started to smile again. Sophia is one of them.

For more details on Dr. Debraj Shome’s work, please visit http://www.theestheticclinic.com
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