Custom-made ocular prosthesis: solitary method to improve facial aesthetics (a case report).
Pan Afr Med J
; 46: 86, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-38314228
ABSTRACT
Loss of facial structures has a physical, social and psychological impact on affected individuals. Ocular trauma caused by assaults, falls, road traffic accidents, and household or work-related accidents may necessitate eye enucleation. Enucleation is also performed to treat severe infections of the eye, intraocular tumours and painful blind eyes. This procedure can result in post-enucleation socket syndrome with facial disfigurement and severely compromising facial aesthetics. Our patient complained of facial disfigurement because of a defect associated with the right eye. History and clinical features were suggestive of post-enucleation socket syndrome. The defect was rehabilitated with an ocular prosthesis. The rehabilitation procedure provided satisfactory results and a happy patient with good aesthetics. Maxillofacial prosthesis can restore and rehabilitate lost facial structures with artificial substitutes and helps in regaining patient´s natural appearance, the health of adjoining structures and subsequently, provide physical, social and psychological well-being.
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Traumatismos Oculares
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Olho Artificial
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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