Iraqi surgeon grows nose on patient's forehead in rare reconstruction surgery to correct facial damage in high-voltage electrical accident

Iraqi doctor performs complicated nose reconstruction on the forehead of a patient who suffered from massive facial damage after an electric accident. An Iraqi surgeon, Dr Diyar Abdulwahid, performed a complicated surgery, rare in the country, to reconstruct the nose of a laborer who suffered severe facial damage in a high-voltage electrical accident. According to local media, the worker had lost a large section of his nose after being injured in an accident that took place in his workplace. The cosmetic surgery team decided to perform a prefabricated forehead flap method. The technique involves pre-shaping and cultivating nasal tissue on the patient's forehead before transferring it to its proper place in another subsequent surgery, Dr Abdulwahid explained to Channel8.Dr Abdulwahid said standard facial repairs are common in the region’s surgical units, but building a prefabricated forehead flap specifically for an electrical burn injury is an unusual case worldwide.The photo of the patient with a nose on his forehead has grabbed attention on social media. Dr Abdulwahid said the first phase of the surgery went well. The nose tissues are now developing on the forehead. In the second...