title: [Epitheses of the face].
abstract: Despite progress in maxillofacial cancer surgery, most patients present disfiguration of their faces. External prostheses are a pleasing alternative to camouflaging maxillofacial mutilations after tumor ablation. Established indications for external prosthesis are: 1. the patient refusing soft-tissue reconstruction, 2. patient's multimorbidity, and, 3. the impossibility of fully reconstructing a specific maxillofacial defect. Consequently, the benefits of applying external prosthesis include the simple camouflage of an unsightly tumor defect, the ease in supervising any possible local tumor growth beneath the external prosthesis as well as helping to prevent patient's isolation. Thus, external prostheses are a good option in the rehabilitation of maxillofacial surgery patients.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Plastische, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Medizinischen Hochschule, Hannover.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps
vernacular_title: Epithesen im Gesicht.