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Title

Role of full-thickness skin grafts in post-maxillectomy rehabilitation

 

Authors

Ajay Kumar Kushwaha1*, Himanshu Sharma2, Aftab Hossain3, Anju Jha4, Harsimran Singh5 & Sameer Gupta6

 

Affiliation

1Department of Dentistry, Autonomous State Medical College, Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India; 2Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences & Research, (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala, Haryana, India; 3Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India; 4Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, Patna Dental College, Patna, Bihar, India; 5Department of Dental Surgery, Rayat Bahra Dental College and Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India; 6Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Inderprastha Dental College and Hospital, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

 

Email

Ajay Kumar Kushwaha - E-mail: ajaykushwahamdsomfs@gmail.com
Himanshu Sharma - E-mail: himanshu_2785@yahoo.com
Aftab Hossain - E-mail: dr.aftab202@gmail.com
Anju Jha - E-mail: dr.anju2015@yahoo.in
Harsimran Singh - E-mail: harsimransingh0013@gmail.com
Sameer Gupta - E-mail: sameer.gupta83@yahoo.in

 

Article Type

Research Article

 

Date

Received May 31, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025

 

Abstract

The importance of full thickness skin graft for reconstruction or Rehabilitation after Maxillectomy and mid face defect is well known. In this study we included 50 patients who underwent maxillectomy due to cancer of the mid-face and had full-thickness skin graft reconstruction. Based on the clinical examination and the subjective assessment of patients, a positive effect of the use of free skin grafts on their convalescence and rehabilitation was found. In particular, they contributed to the reduction in postoperative pain and pain associated with prosthetic stages. Full-thickness skin grafts in combination with individual prosthetic restorations are a good alternative to rehabilitation in patients who do not qualify for microsurgical treatment.

 

Keywords

Full-thickness skin graft (FTSG), maxillectomy, mid face defects, facial reconstruction, soft tissue reconstruction, maxillofacial defect

 

Citation

Kushwaha et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1221-1225 (2025)

 

Edited by

Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi

 

ISSN

0973-2063

 

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

 

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.