Craniofacial Surgery
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDE:
- A 24 hour functioning trauma care with consultant maxillofacial surgeon, neurosurgeon, state-of-the-art 128 slice CT scan, ICU and operating theater facility to care for accident and trauma victims.
- Comprehensive TMJ clinic with TMJ arthroscopy (key hole surgery for jaw joint) to address TMJoint disorders.
- Team effort with consultant orthodontist and allied dental specialties to address jaw prognathism and retrognathism (long and short face).
- Obstructive sleep apnea (snoring) care with most advanced sleep lab and ENT surgeon’s assessment
- A well equipped clinic to care for all minor oral surgical needs such as dental implants, oral infections, and cysts and tumors of the oral cavity.
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Congenital craniofacial malformations: such as cleft lip and palate and cranial vault malformations such as carniosynostosis (Craniofacial Surgery
- Dysgnathia (incorrect bite) and orthognathic (literally “straight bite”): Reconstructive surgery, orthognathic Surgery (Jaw surgery for gummy smile, small / long chin), maxillomandibular advancement, surgical correction of facial asymmetry.
- Craniofacial syndromes: Apert, Crouzon’s, Treacher Collins, Hemifacial microsomia, etc
- Soft and hard tissue trauma of the oral and maxillofacial region (jaw fractures, cheek bone fractures, nasal fractures, skull fractures and eye socket fractures)
- Benign pathology (Cysts, Tumors etc. of Head and Neck)
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
- Chronic facial pain disorders
- Cosmetic Surgery of the head and neck: (Chin augmentation, genioplasty, lip enhancement, botox etc)
- Surgical treatment of sleep apnoea: maxillomandibular advancement, Genioplasty, Coblation Surgery using advanced machinery from United States of America.
UNIQUE SERVICES OFFERED
- Paediatric and adult craniofacial surgery
- Craniofacial Distraction Osteogenesis
- Minimally Invasive (Endoscope assisted) surgery.
- Obstructive sleep disorder surgery
- TMJ Arthroscopy – Rare procedure done in India using Endoscope unit imported from Germany
Dr. Nahas
M.D.S Maxilofacial Surgery, Craniofacial Surgeon