Ricci VLE, Palma FVMC, de Carvalho SLA, de Souza CPH, Borges AH

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ABSTRACT

Face mutilation may occur due to surgical removal of cancer or trauma in the region, with an important aesthetic and functional impairment. Such mutilations cause morphological, functional and psychosocial changes that lead the individual to the social and family isolation, in addition to acquiring the status of stigmatized individual. Therefore, it is an imperative that health professionals, especially dentists, participate in their rehabilitation. Bone integration techniques have excelled in the rehabilitation of these patients as a fixation method; however, not all patients can benefit from it, either because of financial obstacles inherent in their condition or because of contraindication. The objective of this work is to describe the case of a rehabilitated patient with loss of much of the nasal appendage due to cancer surgery. It is a 77- year-old female patient, with loss of much of the nasal appendage due to surgery for resection of a skin cancer lesion, which was subjected to auxiliary radiation therapy and rehabilitation. Surgery and the use of bone-integrable implants were contraindicated due to the patient's overall health. So we opted for the use of a prosthetic acrylic resin nose sustained by eyeglass frames. In conclusion, by means of the procedure used, the patient experiences improvement in breathing, aesthetic appearance, quality of life, which favors her reintegration into the social life.

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