The department of neurosurgery at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital is embarking on an initiative to help more than 100 patients who are waiting for cranioplasty operations
Dr Nomthandazo Dube, a neurosurgeon at the hospital, said the operation was considered to be a cosmetic procedure.
Neurosurgeons at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital has dedicated a week to deal with cranioplasty backlog. Photo: SuppliedDube said: Dube said having a skull defect was devastating for a lot of patients economically because they either had to stop working because employers were uncomfortable with their skull defects or they struggled to find employment at all.A good example is a mine worker who cannot go underground if part of their brain is ‘exposed’ and only covered by skin. There is always risk of injury to the area not covered by bone.
She said a skull defect may affect the patient’s self-esteem, as they were often teased in their communities, especially by teenagers and children.
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