Maxillofacial Center
Plastic surgical procedures are usually performed in various surgical treatments or for the functional repairs of injuries, post-injury disorders, and skin cancers located around the head, face, and neck.
Maxillofacial surgeries range from small, local anesthetic procedures through to longer eight-hour surgeries, in which, for example, part of the face is rebuilt. The recovery time after facial surgery varies from days to months, depending on the size of the surgery.
Maxillofacial surgery is typically used for correcting trauma-based injuries, such as when the patient has fallen or received an impact to the face. Jaw joint surgery, on the other hand, typically treats patients with rheumatoid arthritis or joint wear and tear where opening the mouth is painful.
The most challenging surgical operations of the face and jaw are reconstructions of tissue defects caused by cancer surgery. In cancer surgery, healthy tissue is also removed from the tumor to prevent recurrence of the cancer. This is why tissue transplants often require the use of tissue grafts and, for example, the reconstruction of parts of the tongue.
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Maxillofacial surgery
Maxillofacial surgery is typically used for correcting trauma-based injuries: the patient has fallen or received a blow to the face. Typical patients have fractured their
Mandibular joint surgery
In practice, surgical procedures targeting the mandibular joint are replacements of the joint with a prosthesis. The patients most commonly suffer from rheumatoid arthritis or
Oral cavity cancer
In Finland about 600 cancers of the head and neck area are detected each year. The most common cause is heavy drinking and smoking. Cancer
Cancer of the facial area
Cancerous growths in the facial area are typically skin cancers. The most familiar skin cancer is melanoma. The most common cancer found in humans is
Facial surgery
Typical problems requiring facial surgery include traumatic injuries to the face and the aftereffects they cause, cancer of face, as well as functional disorders such
Endocrine surgery
Endocrine surgery on the neck is typically surgery for hyperthyroidism/hyperparathyroidism (overactive thyroid or parathyroid gland). Thyroid surgery is also carried out in connection with nonfunctional
