Noma Patient's Face Reconstructed

  Michelle Spring, Webster Fellow, with Noma patient 
  Originally uploaded by interplast

Dehradun, India -- Michelle Spring, Webster Fellow   Here I am with a patient and a mold of his face. He had Noma (an infection that attacks the face) and lost much of the bone on the left side.  We placed an implant, based on that plaster mold, to reconstruct the left side of his face.

This trip will remain imprinted in my memory forever.  I hope to come back again. The need is absolutely incredible.