Dear Readers I hope this is not too gory for you because I had not seen a real eyeball popping out of its socket in somebody alive. Let me tell you what happened that day...There was a call from casualty that a Facial trauma patient needs urgent attention and also…
During the winter of 2016 on a Monday morning, four rustic people were sitting outside our FacioMaxillary Surgery OPD. All of them had covered their faces with scarves which is a common tradition in north India and it was difficult to make out who is the patient amongst them. As…
It was one of my earlier patients as Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon. This 40year old man was referred by a Dentist friend for the chief complaint of Non Healing Ulcer on palate. The patient gave history of Tabacco Chewing and Smoking since 7 years. Clinically it was a superficial ulcer on…
It doesn't happen frequently that an intense desire to help a fellow human has be balanced out with the risk of inadvertently causing much greater damage including loss of life. Krishna was one of those patients for whom all of my team had felt a deep desire that we should…
Who is a Maxillofacial Surgeon? Maxillofacial Or FacioMaxillary Surgeons are clinicians who have the ideal skill set to optimally manage the entire spectrum of head and neck and CranioMaxilloFacial (Head, Jaws & Face) problems in a unique manner that is most beneficial to the patient. This unique skillset is acquired…