The inpatients are hospitalized in the department on the 7th floor in the hospital wing. Pediatric patients are hospitalized in Pediatric Surgery ward.
Operating room
The department major surgical activities are being executed in the main hospital operating rooms in the medical center.
Residents and the attending surgeons operate elective cases twice a week - Sundays and Wednesdays.
The emergency cases from the ER are operated mainly at nights.
The elective cases that are operated are:
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Trauma of the facial skeleton
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Benign and malignant tumors originated from the oral cavity and jawbones
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Reconstruction of jaws after oncologic surgery or trauma
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Correction of jaw deformities - Orthognathic Surgery
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Correction of jaw deformities by elongation of bone - Distraction osteogenesis
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Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ) surgery
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Salivary gland surgeries
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Control of severe facial infections.