Maxillofacial trauma surgery is surgery performed on the
face and skull as a result of an injury. The surgeries can be
life-saving or secondary procedures to improve facial
appearance and function.
The types of injuries include:
- Treatment of the soft tissue (skin, muscles) and hard
tissue (bones)
- Fractures of the skull, cheeks, nose, eye bones and jaw
bones
- Lacerations to the face
These injuries require coordinated, expert care by a team of
specialists in order to provide patients with the best possible
outcomes for these complex surgical procedures.
Duke’s experienced team includes board-certified
otolaryngologists, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, and
oral surgeons coming together to provide multidisciplinary care
to patients requiring maxillofacial trauma surgery.
The latest techniques are used to regenerate hard and soft
tissue to achieve an optimum result for restoration of facial
form and jaw function.
Many injuries require immediate care and Duke’s Emergency
Trauma Center provides state-of-the-art operating facilities
and is a Level I Trauma Center for the State of North
Carolina.
Patients are seen at the CMF Trauma Clinic held in
Otolaryngology Clinic 1H on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Click the link
below for more location details.
Physicians
Duke's multidisciplinary Facial Trauma Program includes the
following participating specialists:
- Jeffrey Marcus, MD, Plastic Surgery, CMF Trauma Program
Director
- Detlev Erdmann, MD, Plastic Surgery
- Liana Puscas, MD, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck
Surgery
- Thomas McGraw, DMD, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Locations
This service is available at:
