Development of esthetic prosthesis for a patient with severe stigmatizing facial lesions due to cancer: a pilot study.

Purpose: Severe physical facial deformities due to surgical interventions can have significant psychosocial consequences to patient's relationships with friends and family and thus, has a considerable impact on their quality of life. We have developed a 3D prosthesis for a 56-year-old woman diagnosed with epidermoid carcinoma at the right hemiface, to improve her quality of life.

Methods: The patient started radiotherapy with modulated intensity.