A 29 year old man reported to our hospital with the complaint of swelling in the right side of his face. He added that twice it was removed in his hometown surgically and it was failed and recurrence occurred. He was very cautious about this progressive swelling which made him under huge depression.
After thorough clinical and radiological examination, Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji diagnosed it as recurrent ameloblastoma involving the right side body of the mandible. Surgery was planned to remove the lesion and reconstruct the affected jaw portion in a single stage. Through gingivomucoperiosteal flap, complete removal of the lesion along with the involved teeth with sufficient clearance of the bone was done under General anesthesia. Costochondral rib graft was harvested and fixed to it. Flap was approximated and sutured. Patient was happy to have both removal and reconstruction in a single surgery.
After thorough clinical and radiological examination, Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S. M. Balaji diagnosed it as recurrent ameloblastoma involving the right side body of the mandible. Surgery was planned to remove the lesion and reconstruct the affected jaw portion in a single stage. Through gingivomucoperiosteal flap, complete removal of the lesion along with the involved teeth with sufficient clearance of the bone was done under General anesthesia. Costochondral rib graft was harvested and fixed to it. Flap was approximated and sutured. Patient was happy to have both removal and reconstruction in a single surgery.
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