Plastic Surgery

Repair of cleft lip and rhinoplasty

Repair of cleft lip and rhinoplasty

This is a thank you letter from the mother of Dimitry (Male, 16, from Ukraine). Dimitry was born with a birth defect- cleft lip and palate. iMER medical team assessed the case and referred him to Plastic Surgery Department of Hadassah University Hospital for repair of the lip and nasal deformities. Dimitri’s mother wrote: “…I would like to share with you the story of goodness and charity. We had the honor to meet good people who extended a helping hand. In the year of 1991

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Patient suffering from presure sores and osteomyelitis after a car accident

Patient suffering from presure sores and osteomyelitis after a car accident

This is a thank you letter on behalf of Oleg K. (Male, 39 years old from Ukraine), written by his mother Oleg K. was involved in a car accident and which resulted in paraplegia with the eventual development of pressure sores and pelvic osteomyelitis. Oleg K. had four previous surgeries without success. He was operated on, successfully, at the Plastic Surgery Department of Hadassah University Hospital by Dr. A. Neuman – Head Department of Plastic Surgery. Tamara K., Oleg’s mother, wrote to us: “My name

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Ear reconstruction case study

Ear reconstruction case study

Tamara is a 12 years old girl from Georgia who was born without an ear. She was referred to Dr. Alex Margulies, Senior Plastic Surgeon at the Hadassah University Hospital , Jerusalem. Dr. Margulies has planned the reconstruction of the ear in two phases. Phase one: Ear reconstruction using a costal cartilage graft and local flap. Phase two: After four month Tamara came back for a second stage reconstruction which undertaken with a further costal cartilage grafts and fascia flap. Both Tamara and her Mom

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