The Many Uses of Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Facial rehabilitation and rectifying of defects on the face and the oral region is known as the process maxillofacial prosthetics. Defects any be by birth or may have occurred due to the impact of an accident or a traumatic episode. Prosthetic are used to replace or restructure the missing or defective tissues, bones and other areas of the facial and oral region. The loss of such tissues and bones often cause difficulties in function so the mouth like chewing, of the neck region like swallowing and the overall speech is impaired by such condition. Apart from this there are many other uses that the Maxillofacial Prosthetics can be put to use and they include:

Facial Restorations: Facial restorations, it is a technique that has combined both the re-construction of the facial structure by the method of plastic surgery as well as cosmetic surgery. Usually re-construction as the name suggests, is reviving the facial structure and constructing a normal facial structure, while at the same time eliminating all the marks of the trauma that has left and impact on the face. Facial restoration is an advanced form of plastic surgery and it is the latest technique to be introduced in the field of cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic surgery on the other hand is an enhancement of the facial structure and it may done on a normal person who wants to look better. Both these techniques have now been combined for the facial restoration.

Nasal Prosthetics: An abnormality like a missing nose, which a child may be born with is rectified by the process of nasal prosthetics. Sometimes the missing nose may be due to a cancer surgery, the impact of an accident or an incident of fire. The nasal prosthetics are made out of polydimethylsiloxane, and is flexible enough to function like a nose. What makes the nasal prosthetics significant is that it helps to keep the nasal passages moist and the humidity of the respiratory mucosa as well as the sinuses are maintained.

Ocular Prosthetic is an artificial replacement of the natural eye, which may either be damaged or lost due to an ailment or an injury. There are many techniques involved in the removal of the damaged eye and its replacement with a new ocular prosthetic. Most of the patients are provided with a customized ocular prosthesis as each one has a different reason for the fixing of the ocular prosthetic. The ocular prosthetic implant is made out of a plastic acrylic which is hard and is shell shaped. An ocular implant is first prepared according to the size and shape of the patient’s socket structure. The ocular implant is then placed on which the "eye" is fixed. Though the ocular prosthetic eye will not restore the lost vision, at least the face will not seem unsightly.

The prosthetic devices are created in order to help the patient overcome the conditions of impaired facial, neck and oral regions which can not only make the face look unsightly for others, but it can turn the person to become depressed, low in confidence and completely vulnerable.

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