Shot in the Face Part 3: Reconstructing Hope with Dr. Eric Dierks & Dr. Larry Over

About this episode

The episode discusses a remarkable case of facial reconstruction following a traumatic shotgun injury to a young girl.

An extraordinary medical journey unfolds as devastating trauma—a 17-year-old girl's shotgun blast to the face—is transformed into renewed hope through groundbreaking facial reconstruction. Dr. Long welcomes special guests Dr. Eric Dierks, an oral maxillofacial and ENT surgeon, and Dr. Larry Over, a prosthodontist specializing in maxillofacial prosthetics. Together, they unravel the remarkable case of a patient, whose face was catastrophically damaged by a shotgun injury that destroyed her no...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. William Long

Guests: Dr. Eric Dierks, Dr. Larry Over

Topics covered

• facial reconstruction
• trauma recovery
• maxillofacial surgery
• hope
• medical journey

Keywords

• facial reconstruction
• shotgun injury
• maxillofacial surgery
• trauma
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Places: 17-year-old

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