Above: You can see one of his teeth sticking out of the tumour on the bottom right.
Above: After his first surgery. At this stage he needed more surgery to tighten the skin, and replace the titanium plate with a bone graft to make a new jaw.
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Alfred
Benin, 2004: Alfred was one of Sally's first patients. He came to the Anastasis with a massive tumour on his lower jaw, which was removed through surgery along with most of his lower jaw. Sally gave him exercises so he could begin to swallow and speak again...and four years later he's come back to visit Mercy Ships, and looks like a very happy young man indeed. Olly
Above: After his first surgery. At this stage he needed more surgery to tighten the skin, and replace the titanium plate with a bone graft to make a new jaw.
Above: After his first surgery. At this stage he needed more surgery to tighten the skin, and replace the titanium plate with a bone graft to make a new jaw.
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2 comments:
That's great to see. He looks very happy.
Thanks for showing this photo. I looked after Alfred when he came for surgery - He looks great, I wouldn't recognise him now !
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