TKGMCH doctors restore natural facial appearance of child with congenital anophthalmia
Doctors at Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital successfully performed a complex reconstructive surgery on a 9-year-old girl born with congenital anophthalmia. The procedure involved socket reconstruction and the fitting of a prosthetic eye to restore a natural facial appearance.
Why it matters
This medical achievement demonstrates the capability of public healthcare institutions to perform rare, life-changing reconstructive surgeries for pediatric patients.
Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital (TKGMCH) doctors for the first time successfully performed dermis fat graft, fornix forming sutures and socket reconstruction surgery for a 9-year-old girl from Aralvaimozhi, with congenital anophthalmia with contracted socket.
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