Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | UPMC in Pittsburgh is good at that. They just made a new jaw for a lady that had her jaw and some of her face blown off by a shotgun blast from her boyfriend. They did a great job. Thery were supposed to make me a new one too until a test revealed that the pice of bone they left is vewry bad from a Mersa infection that was hard for them to get rid of. The Dr said he would do it but it would only last a few short weeks and out it would have to come. I guess I live without a jaw and keep this droopy jaw. They had pics of the girl in the paper and a full article about what they did. Good luck airkitty.
Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April. --- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here
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