Reconstruction of facial deformities in leprosy patients.
Almost all the parts of the face may be involved in deformities caused by leprosy. Reconstructive surgery can be undertaken after the disease is arrested by medical treatment. Reconstruction of nose can be done by augmentation with autogenous bone graft, retronasal inlay graft, etc. Loss of eyebrows can be reconstructed with hair bearing skin with hair follicles. Sagging face can be corrected by nasolabial face-lift with correction of glabellar folds. Blepharoplasty is done for correction of some conditions. The temporal muscle sling is a dynamic procedure to reconstruct facial nerve palsy.
Banerjee
Samir
S
Department of Plastic Surgery, NRS Medical College, Kolkata 700014.
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004423:Ear; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*