A team of surgeons led by Dr Amish Chaudhary Director-Surgical Oncology at ASIAN Hospital, Faridabad performed 3-hours rare surgery after mock surgery on a 3D Printed Model

Highly experienced surgeons of India gave a new face and life to a 35- year old patient from Uzbekistan w maxillofacialho suffered from unicysticameloblastoma on the left side of his mandible (Jaw) got a new lease of life. Ameloblastoma is one of the rare pathological conditions in Oral and (OMF) parts. The patient underwent a rare and first of its kind OMF surgery performed by a team of surgeons at the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (Asian Hospital), Faridabad.

The three-hour-long surgery was performed and led by Dr Amish Chaudhary, Director-Surgical Oncology, Asian Hospital and supported by Dr Manish Nanda, Senior Consultant — Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery and Dr Aditya Harsh (Surgeon).

Ameloblastoma can be very aggressive, resulting in lesions that can cause severe dis-figuration. Abnormal cell growth easily infiltrates and destroys surrounding bony tissues, wide surgical excision is required to treat this disorder. After reviewing the patient’s condition, we decided to resect the infected unicysticameloblastoma mandible involving condyle and coronoid processes using the custom-designed mandible cutting guide. The resected region was reconstructed with patient-specific titanium (Ti6Al4V) prostheses,” said Dr Amish Chaudhary, Director-Surgical Oncology, Asian Hospital.

In a first-of-its-kind surgery, Surgeons first did 3D virtual surgical planning and then a mock surgery was done on a 3D printed model which is a 1:1 replica of the patient anatomy.

“The treatment of conventional ameloblastoma is best done by bone resection. Larger ameloblastomas can require partial resection of the jaw bone followed by reconstruction. Initially, for the patient we had planned for a free fibula mandibular reconstruction, however, the detailed CT and MRI images demonstrated it otherwise as the entire condyle and coronoid process required resection. Hence, we opted for the best procedure with customised mandible implants,” added Dr Chaudhary.

The patient expressed his gratitude towards Dr Amish Chaudhary and his team at Asian Hospital and left for his country after getting rid of a troubling disorder. According to surgeons, he will now be leading normal-active life without any OMF complications.

About Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad
Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) is a super speciality tertiary care hospital that is truly futuristic in its services & technology and brings together some of the most talented medical professionals in India. The hospital has been accredited with NABH and NABL accreditations and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The hospital provides preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, palliative and supportive services all under one roof and is designed to meet patient care and research requirements of the new millennium. Ranked as the ‘Best Healthcare Brand’, it provides comprehensive multi-speciality tertiary care facilities through its 14 centers of excellence.