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Short Lip Correction with Superior Positioning of Upper Jaw This young girl always avoided social occasions because of her protruding upper teeth. She felt that she was not attractive and this made her withdrawn. She had a short upper lip with maxillary prognathism. She could unable to close her mouth fully because of this. She underwent a Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy with superior positioning at our hospital as well as presurgical orthodontics for decompensation of her maxillary arch. There was good lip competency following the surgery and her facial appearance was transformed. She was very happy with the cosmetic and functional results of the surgery. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: [email protected] 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #shortlipcrrection #upperjawcrrection #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxA91hHuav/?igshid=5uuphbynrp4x

Mrs. Suhasini Maniratnam Inaugurates Laser Workshop at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, Chennai Dr SM Balaji organized a workshop and live demonstration on “Lasers in Dentistry,” at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital in Chennai, India. This workshop was inaugurated by eminent film personality Mrs. Suhasini Maniratnam. She was taken for a guided tour of the hospital and interacted with patients who had been admitted for surgery. The workshop and live demonstration provided hands-on experience to participating doctors on the use of laser technology, which has a wide variety of uses in modern dental practice. The workshop was conducted by Dr Shelika Merchant, Implantologist and Aesthetic Dentist along with Dr Natasha Merchant, Aesthetic Dentist and research adviser in Dental Stem Cells from Mumbai, India. Both of them are certified trainers in Laser Dentistry from World Clinical Laser Institute in New York, USA. Also present at the workshop was Dr NK Doctor, Eminent Cosmetic Dentist and Implantologist from Mumbai, India. The workshop was a grand success with over 100 participants from all over the country. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: [email protected] 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu #laserdentisty #AestheticDentist #stemcells (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGkbDVWH4qb/?igshid=pfrix3quku0l

Dr SM Balaji invited to the 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics (APCHG) in Thailand Dr SM Balaji was invited by Dr Nik Kantaputra, Director, Center of Excellence in Medical Genetics Research, Chiang Mai University, Thailand to attend the 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics that was held in Bangkok, Thailand. This was in recognition of his research work dealing with craniofacial deformities and the genetics involved in the occurrence of these birth defects. He met with Prof. John C. Carey, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health, USA, Dr Lai Poh-San, President, Asia-Pacific Society of Human Genetics, Prof Pornswan Wasant, President, Birth Defects Association of Thailand, Dr Thanyachai Sura, Board Member, APSHG, Dr. Pa-thai Yenchitsomanus, President, The Genetics Society of Thailand, Dr. Brian Chung, Consultant, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Judith G. Hall, University of British Columbia during the course of the conference and discussed the importance of scientific research in improving the quality of life for humanity. #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu #genetics #thailand (at Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGhgRc-HS4Z/?igshid=19qh8vhz36enb

Columella and Nasal Tip Reconstruction This teenaged boy was playing football and ran full throttle into the goalpost, which resulted in the loss of his nasal tip along with a part of his columella. This had resulted in a disfiguring scar formation with a flattened tip of the nose. He and his parents were subsequently referred to our hospital for cosmetic surgery. Treatment planning was explained to him and his parents and they consented to surgery. The surgery was performed in two steps. The first step involved excising the old scar from the nasal tip region followed by raising a forehead temporal flap, which was then rotated, brought down and sutured to the region of the lost nasal tip and columella. Care was taken to maintain vascular patency in the flap throughout the procedure. Once collateral blood supply had been established to the flap from the nasal tip and columella region, the flap pedicle was excised and the forehead region was sutured. The form of the ala was then refined by slightly debulking it to establish symmetry of the nose. The young boy was very relieved that there was complete reestablishment of normal facial features without any residual deformity from his injury. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: [email protected] 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #nasalreconstruction #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfGYd2n9Bv/?igshid=ufg48lk17n1a

Happy World Anesthesia Day, 19 October #anesthesia #worldanesthesiaday #smbalaji #drsmbalaji #balajidental (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGZjjZpnf7x/?igshid=1st4p7qjjlwsy

Nasal Speech Correction Surgery – Pharyngoplasty with Positive Suction Test This teenaged girl was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate deformity. Bilateral cleft lip repair was performed at 3 months of age and cleft palate repair at 11 months of age. She had however always been troubled with improper pronunciation of certain sounds along with a pronounced hypernasality. Of late, her teachers in school had been complaining about inability to understand her speech in class and she was referred to our hospital for management by her speech therapist who diagnosed her with velopharyngeal incompetence. An Orticochea dynamic sphincter pharyngoplasty was performed with creation of a small central port to facilitate normal nasal breathing. A suction test performed at the end of surgery demonstrated proper action of the soft palate, thus indicating complete correction of her velopharyngeal insufficiency. She was referred back to her speech therapist for completion of the rehabilitation process. Upon discharge, she expressed complete satisfaction at the level of care at our hospital. 📞 Phone: +91 44 4294 7222 📬 Email: [email protected] 🌍 Website: www.smbalaji.com 📍 Location: Chennai, India #drsmbalaji #smbalaji #balajidental #maxillofacialsurgeon #maxillofacialsurgery #india #chennai #tamilnadu #unilateralcleftlip #cleftlip #leftlipsurgery #cleftlipandpalate #cleftpalatesurgery #cleftsurgery #bilateralcleftlip #facialdeformity #birthdefect (at Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFo9czGAlxz/?igshid=1u7k72au6qjsh