Jacques

Nasal prosthesis, mixed anatomical and frame retention system

“I’ve worn a nasal prosthesis for 12 years following rapid onset cancer of the face, which led to a number of operations and mandibular reconstruction.

After various attempts, the best solution was to attach a nasal prosthesis to my glasses frames, glasses that were chosen with great care.

Thanks to this prosthesis, I can lead a normal life, play tennis, travel to far-off countries and accept other people looking at me with a minimum of complexes.”

Note by the anaplatologist:

“Parisian Jacques is a likeable and demanding patient. He used to wear a prosthesis fixed with adhesive which didn’t satisfy him from an aesthetic point of view and which didn’t stay well in place. His surgeon, Dr Kolb from Institut Gustave Roussy, addressed him to me. For this complex case, surgical reconstruction was not an option and the bone graft was too fragile for implants to be set in place. We made a new, improved prosthesis attached by adhesive which was more aesthetic and had anatomical retention points in the cavity. But our patient was very active and the prosthesis did not last for long. We came up with an alternative mixed solution and we made him a prosthesis attached with magnets on glasses frames together with anatomical retention points. This means the prosthesis is not permanently attached to the glasses frames, which is more practical for cleaning the lenses and our patient can lead his active life much the same as he did before.”