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Iraqi surgeon builds new nose from forehead skin for worker who lost his nose in electric shock
In the city of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, plastic surgeon Dr. Diyar Abdulvahid used forehead skin to build a new nose for a worker who lost 99% of his nose due to a high-voltage electric shock. This technique was performed for the second time in the world after China.
In the city of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, a plastic surgeon built a new nose from forehead skin for a worker who was severely injured in a work accident. The worker, who suffered a high-voltage electric shock, had lost 99% of his nose.
Dr. Diyar Abdulvahid, a specialist in plastic and reconstructive surgery, told Iraqi media that the accident caused almost total tissue loss in the nose, leaving no healthy tissue for direct repair.
A three-stage process
After the necessary examinations, the surgical team planned to create a new nose from the skin of the patient's forehead and then transplant it in a second operation. The forehead skin was chosen because its color and texture closely resemble nasal skin, yielding better aesthetic and functional results.
Dr. Abdulvahid described the stages of the operation:
"In the first stage, we created the outer covering of the nose made of skin and muscles. In the second stage, we reconstructed the nasal septum by transplanting cartilage taken from the rib cage. Now we have started the third stage; we are rebuilding the inner lining of the nose."
Emphasizing that the patient's condition is stable and that he has made a social, psychological, and physical recovery, the doctor said, "Thank God, our patient is healthy so far."
Second case worldwide
Dr. Abdulvahid noted that such an operation requires high skill and experience in cases of near-total tissue loss, adding that the procedure was performed for the second time in the world after China.
The operation demonstrated the capacity of modern reconstructive surgery to rebuild severely damaged organs even when options seem very limited.
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