A 5-year-old girl from Kerala, born with bilateral cleft lip and palate reported to our hospital seeking specialized correction for her cleft defect in the upper alveolar bone (teeth bearing region of jaw). She was previously operated for cleft lip & cleft palate.
Due to the bilateral cleft defect, the child’s upper jaw bone was in 3 parts. Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S.M. Balaji employed an advanced technology to close the alveolar cleft. Collagen sponge soaked in miracle protein rhBMP-2 was placed in the cleft site which stimulates the body’s own cells to rapidly form new bone thereby joining the 3 segments into a single complete bone. With this, a second surgery for bone graft and unsightly scarring at the graft site is avoided. Dr. Balaji has successfully used this novel protein in complete reconstruction of several facial bone defects.
Due to the bilateral cleft defect, the child’s upper jaw bone was in 3 parts. Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S.M. Balaji employed an advanced technology to close the alveolar cleft. Collagen sponge soaked in miracle protein rhBMP-2 was placed in the cleft site which stimulates the body’s own cells to rapidly form new bone thereby joining the 3 segments into a single complete bone. With this, a second surgery for bone graft and unsightly scarring at the graft site is avoided. Dr. Balaji has successfully used this novel protein in complete reconstruction of several facial bone defects.
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