Surgical reconstruction of chin and mouth

Because of the presence of a cancerous tumor, surgeons were forced to cut of this man’s anterior mandibula (chin) and reconstruct is with a metal implant as well as grafts taken from the patients forearm and thigh. Below is a timeline to help you understand what you are seeing in the video: -0:00 Introduction -1:20 View of the metal implant attached to the posterior remains of the mandibula. The big pulsating thing on the lower right is the carotid artery. -1:50 Assistant surgeons remove a piece of