Removal of Metal Plates from Face?

October 29, 2010
Asked By:hellaella in seattle, wa

Assaulted 6 months ago. Saw awful surgeon outside of seattle to fix facial fractures including zygomatic break. Have mesh under eye due to full blow out. Butterfly next to nose touches nerves in teeth - driving me nuts, also looks permanently swollen. Large chunk of bone was removed from there. Can butterfly be replaced by anything else or better positioned? Butterfly in upper jaw also needs to be removed as I can touch it above my teeth, also painful. What kind of doc should I go to?

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November 14, 2016

Answer: Facial trauma

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Benjamin Caughlin, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
December 14, 2010

Answer: Removal of reconstruction plates

P. Daniel Ward, MDBoard Certified Otolaryngologist
December 14, 2010

Answer: Removal of reconstruction plates

P. Daniel Ward, MDBoard Certified Otolaryngologist
November 7, 2010

Answer: Repair of Facial Fractures

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
November 7, 2010

Answer: Repair of Facial Fractures

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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