Nagpur: For patients who lose their faces while undergoing treatment for mukormycosis, a company from the city has found a solution that can bring their lives to normal.
Llucid implants, formed by two VNIT alumni engineers and oral and maxillofacial surgeons, have become the first Indian company to produce Polyether Ether Ketone (peek) – customized implants.
These implants can maintain unique patient’s facial anatomy.
Experts use face reconstruction mechanisms tailored to advanced 3D printing technology and virtual surgical planning.
“We have examined this since our lecture.
At that time, our focus is in oral cancer patients, trauma patients and those who are born with congenital deformity.
Because Musormycosis began to cause chaos after the second wave of Covid-19, we began to think about creating Returning the parts of the face, “said Prashanth Ray, one of the founders who were former researchers visiting Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Every person’s facial anatomy.
Many of them lost their eyes during mukormycotic treatment.
Sometimes, the surgeon reconstructs the facial bone by taking bones from the limbs, but achieving perfection is very difficult in this operation.
“Facial anatomy involves complex forms and therefore, cannot be achieved by autogenous grafts.
Patients suffering from Covid have suffered systemic conditions, especially in the lungs.
Therefore, reducing surgical time and anesthesia requires hours.
Patient-specific implants and virtual surgical planning help us Reducing a lot of time, “said Dr.
Nitin Bhola, one of the Directors of Lucid and a Maxillofasial Surgeon.
DR Pranav Sapkal, who has conducted post-doctoral research in network engineering, the word implants will return the patient’s dignity and trust.
“What we go to this is to bring this patient’s life back to normal.
We have a successful documentation of 120-plus cases.
One of the main procedures is set to be done immediately in Chennai.
Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood, which also has a strong Nagpur Connect , have sponsored this operation, “said Dr.
Pranav, added that the operation would be a milestone and blend of flow of technology and drugs.
The doctor cared for the patient of Mukorkosis or Black Mushrooms is considering this innovation as a new ray of hope.
“Many young people and workers have lost their faces, but we have managed to save their lives.
Face Reconstruction is always a challenging field.
The use of technology can do miracles.
We look forward to using this implant in our hospital,” said a senior doctor From a leading private hospital in the city where Mucor patients were being treated.
Maintaining Anatominluside Implants Face Creating Special Implants Patients Advanced 3D printing technology and computer-assisted surgical planning Used this implant The patient grants infected with the opportunity to reconstruct the facial deformity Special reconstruction surgery must be carried out after 3-4 months specially created implants can be used for facial reconstruction, ISO 13485 implants are certified and compatible with bio medically, namely safe to use