This class period was dedicated to obtaining my
judges for my presentation which is coming up. I was able to send out emails to
the following doctors: Dr. Shai Rozen, Dr. Samuel
Barnett, Aya Hamao-Sakamoto (D.D.S., Ph.D.) and Dr. Joseph
Leach. I hopefully hear back from at least two so I can secure my judges in
time. These doctors are all part of the UT Southwestern Staff and I was able to
view their profiles at the UT Southwestern website and get in contact with them.
They all specialize in either facial reconstruction, maxillofacial injuries,
and trauma. With their specialized education and skills their participation as
judges will be a great enhancement to my overall presentation. I did not have
much time to research since I spent the majority of my time just filling out
the judge request forms and crafting emails as well as a short amount of my
time speaking to my high school counselor in regards to some financial aid
issues I was having. What I did read however I found very interesting; will
provide the link at the bottom of this post as well as a summary of the key
highlights:
Blowout fractures of the orbital floor require consultation with
an ophthalmologist and maxillofacial trauma specialist (oral and maxillofacial
surgeon, otolaryngologist or plastic surgeon).
Blowout fractures of the orbital floor require consultation with an
ophthalmologist and maxillofacial trauma specialist (eg, oral and maxillofacial
surgeon, otolaryngologist, plastic surgeon). Several approaches are available
including subciliary, subtarsal, transconjunctival, and transconjunctival with
lateral canthotomy. The subciliary approach has the most complications (eg,
ectropion) and the transconjunctival approach the least complications.
However, when major surgical exposure is necessary, a
transconjunctival approach with or without a lateral canthotomy incision is
recommended.
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