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North Texas Plastic Surgeon Presents Procedure to Area Physicians

Dr. Sacha Obaid, plastic surgeon and founder of North Texas Plastic Surgery, recently presented his surgical procedure on mandibular distraction to area physicians. Obaid is the first and only surgeon to perform the surgery in Fort Worth.

Mandibular distraction is performed to correct a naturally small jaw. Having a small jaw forces the tongue back into the throat and makes breathing very difficult. This is typically repaired by performing a tracheotomy, which creates a hole in the patient'ss throat and allows him/her to breathe with the help of a tube.

In this particular case, however, Obaid saved an infant girl at Cook Children'ss Medical Center in Fort Worth from having a tracheotomy by performing a mandibular distraction.

In a mandibular distraction, a patient'ss jaw is outfitted with a mandible device and a collection of pins. After implantation, a key is turned each day to expand the mandible and help grow new bone. This treatment lasts for approximately three to four weeks depending on the patient'ss specific case.

I am of the belief that I have been given a lot of gifts, said Obaid. I feel like I owe something to the community's8230;to change these baby'ss lives.

Prior to birth the child had been given up for adoption. However, when the adoptive parents saw her condition, they refused the adoption. Thanks to Obaid'ss surgical assistance, the girl was later adopted to another couple.

Small jaw has several names, including Pierre Robin Syndrome, micronathia or small jaw, hemi facial microsmia and nager syndrome. Pierre Robin Syndrome occurs in one out of every 8,500 to 30,000 children and small jaw occurs in one out of every 1,600 children.

About North Texas Plastic Surgery

Founded in October 2007, North Texas Plastic Surgery opened its doors in March 2008. The practice'ss primary physician, Dr. Sacha Obaid, studied medicine at Harvard Medical School and studied plastic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern and the New York University Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. Obaid splits his practice between cosmetic plastic surgery and pediatric reconstruction surgery. His specialties include cosmetic facial and body procedures, liposuction, pediatric craniofacial surgery and breast reconstruction.

North Texas Plastic Surgery is located in the Harris Methodist Center for Diagnostics and Surgery at 1545 E. Southlake Blvd. Suite 250, Southlake, TX 76092. For more information, visit www.northtexasplasticsurgery.com or call (817) 416-8080.

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