Jan 9, 2025 · Stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma was a “horror film” for Edmund Mehring; the surgery that saved his life also cost him much of his face. To help restore his appearance, he turned to maxillofacial surgeon David Hirsch, DDS, and his patented Jaw-in-a-Day technique.

Aug 25, 2023 · Yellowman’s partial distorted face is a result of the invasive surgery he underwent in 1986 to remove a malignant tumor that had spread to his jaw. The surgery required the removal of a significant portion of the left side of his lower jaw, …

Jul 21, 2017 · A Michigan man who lost half of his face to a rare form of cancer is getting a second chance to thrive thanks to a surgeon who is helping rebuild his features with skin from his leg and forearm.

Jul 7, 2023 · Surgeons in Italy were forced to reconstruct the face of a patient named Angelo using his leg bone after removing a massive 3-pound tumor on his jaw that was impinging on his quality of life.

Dec 6, 2016 · Erich Sturgis, M.D., and Edward Chang, M.D., told him he needed surgery to remove a part of his jaw and six weeks of daily radiation therapy. “They told me the risks, but if I didn’t do it, I wouldn’t live because the cancer had spread to a …

May 29, 2024 · World-leading surgery has been performed in a rare marathon operation in Brisbane that involved peeling the skin off a man’s face to remove his cancerous jaw — preventing the disease from spreading to his brain stem.

Mar 28, 2012 · The operation at the University of Maryland gave Richard Norris a new face, including jaw, teeth and tongue. The 37-year-old has lived as a recluse for 15 years after being severely injured...

Apr 6, 2006 · OREM — He's missing most of his jaw, but being referred to as "the man without a face" is not an insult to Rick Bender. Bender, a survivor of cancer brought on by years of using chewing tobacco, tells anyone who will listen about the dangers of "spitting tobacco."

Jul 10, 2023 · 3D printing was used to reconstruct a man's face with a three-pound tumor for the team to create custom components like plates, guides, and screws for the surgery. Read to learn more.

Mar 28, 2012 · In 1997, Richard Lee Norris suffered a horrific gun accident that ripped off his nose, chin, lips and teeth and turned him into a recluse. 15 years later, doctors were able to perform the “most ...