Facial trauma refers to any injury to the face, including the skin, bones, or tissues of the face, mouth, and jaw. This type of injury can result from various causes, including accidents, falls, sports injuries, assaults, and motor vehicle accidents. Facial trauma can range from minor cuts and bruises to severe injuries involving fractures, dislocations, and soft tissue damage.
Management of facial trauma often requires a multidisciplinary approach involving emergency medicine physicians, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, ophthalmologists, otolaryngologists, dentists, and other specialists, depending on the nature and extent of the injury. Prompt and appropriate treatment is essential for optimizing outcomes and minimizing long-term complications.
Dr. James understands the anxiety around facial trauma, our face makes up a large portion of our identity and the alteration of that can be very distressing. Dr. James has received specialized training in the treatment of facial trauma and then used his skills and knowledge to train the residents in the techniques.
As an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon Dr. James has spent years performing detailed and intricate surgeries of the faces and jaws, he believes that a successful facial reconstruction involves restoring the esthetic qualities of the face back to the pre-injury state, repairing the function of face and jaws, as well as ensuring your bite (occlusion) is as correct as possible.
We realize at James Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery that no-one is the expert in all portions of the face, thus Dr. James will collaborate with otolaryngologists, ophthalmologists, dentists and other specialists to ensure your facial repair.
