Graham Kittle was surfing in heavy swell at Manly when a surfboard escaped its owner’s leg rope and smashed across his face, breaking his skull and scything a hole from his left ear to his jawline. Nine hours of surgery later, he woke to discover facial nerves on his left side had been severed, and it would take many more surgeries from a specialist to put them back together. Graham Kittle before, during and after his facial reconstruction following a surfing incident. But with strict rules around what doctors who perform facial plastic surgery can call themselves, it wasn’t immediately obvious from his own research who had the expertise to do it. “Because she’s listed, like Richard is, as an ENT [ear, nose and throat specialist] ...

Source: Stuff February 08, 2024 05:05 UTC