Title

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

Authors

Ajay Kumar Kushwaha^1*, 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 1, 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.