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This particular case is of a 23 year old man with a rare complex congenital cranio-facial cleft involving the maxilla (upper jaw), nose (including the bony nasal cavity) and nasal septum, upper lip and both orbits (eye sockets). |
| The abnormal anatomy is difficult to understand by a physical examination as there is gross absence, displacement or hypoplasia (stunted growth) of a variety of tissues in a 3dimensional field, especially the central third of the face (nose and nasal cavity). The anomalies of the skeleton are important to understand pre-operatively as pre-surgical planing will be of paramount importance in this case. The smallest surprise faced suddenly at the time of operation could be the difference between success and failure; between correction of this ghastly disfigurement and its continuance. |
| The model has resolved a lot of our queries and allowed us to thoroughly understand the highly abnormal anatomy in this case. It has allowed us to plan our surgery completely step-by step, especially the bone cuts (osteotomies) which will be needed, and we can now operate on this patient with greater confidence than before. |