At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery focuses on the treatment of issues that have to do with the mouth, jaw, and facial tissues. When you need an oral surgical treatment that calls for sedation or complex procedures, you need the services of an oral surgeon. Apart fro...
Sadly, it’s not as simple as checking a date to see if your passport has expired – you’ll need to know if you’ve got enough time left to gain entry to the country you’re visiting. While much of Europe simply requires validity for the duration of your trip, many countries beyond...
chemistry, English, maths or physics, or even in the humanities or social sciences. During this time, it may be a good idea to volunteer at a local hospital or clinic to gain much-needed experience in a healthcare setting.
ummaryIntroduction For East Asians, correction of square jaw has become one of the commonly performed procedures in aesthetic surgery. While reviewing unsatisfactory cases of mandibular reduction, the authors discovered that failure was largely due to surgeons generally focussing too much on treatment of...
When you think of dentistry, you may imagine your family dental office where you regularly go for teeth cleanings and checkups. But, the profession expands much farther than this and your general dentist is just one speciality in the field. Curious about what other types of dentists there are...
“All we ever want is our children to be proud of us,” Salamatu says, crying. Paying it forward by passing on surgical expertise When Dr. Ibrahim Diallo was growing up in Guinea, he was confused by why there was so much sickness and death. When his father died young from a tr...