title: [Value of immediate prosthetic technics in hemiresections of the face].
abstract: A brief historical survey is completed by the presentation of a technique for immediate prosthetic rehabilitation during facial hemiresections for malignant tumors. The method presents multiple advantages when compared to typical drainage procedures from the physiological, mechanical and psychological points of view. A detailed description of the introduction of this prosthesis is followed by a brief summary of postoperative sequelae and the advantages the method supplies due to its extreme simplicity in application.
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis
vernacular_title: Intérêts des techniques prothétiques immédiates dans les hémi-résections du massif facial.