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Surgeons Use 3D Printing To Fix Serious Skull Defects – Health24, 11 Jun 2015

Surgeons Use 3D Printing To Fix Serious Skull Defects – Health24, 11 Jun 2015At the Tygerberg Academic Hospital, a team of surgeons performed life-changing operations on two African girls with serious skull defects.View More

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World’s First Penis Transplant A Success After Nine-Hour Operation – Mirror, 13 Mar 2015

World’s First Penis Transplant A Success After Nine-Hour Operation – Mirror, 13 Mar 2015The ground-breaking operation took a team of surgeons nine hours and has allowed the patient to be sexually active.View More

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Your Breast Reconstruction Surgery Options – News 24, 15 Sep 2015

Your Breast Reconstruction Surgery Options – News 24, 15 Sep 2015Being diagnosed with breast cancer is a traumatic experience and often treatment involves a mastectomy. Here’s what you need to know about your breast reconstruction options.View More

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Your Breast Reconstruction Surgery Options – News 24, 15 Sep 2015

Your Breast Reconstruction Surgery Options – News 24, 15 Sep 2015Being diagnosed with breast cancer is a traumatic experience and often treatment involves a mastectomy. Here’s what you need to know about your breast reconstruction options.View More

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Life-Changing Surgery For Tiny Twins – IOL, 17 Mar 2017

Life-Changing Surgery For Tiny Twins – IOL, 17 Mar 2017Sixteen-month-old twin girls from Bethlehem in the Free State, Suffering from a rare cranial congenital condition where their skulls are deformed, will undergo corrective surgery by an exceptional surgical team led by Dr Frank Graewe at Tygerberg Academic Hospital.View More

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How Microsurgery Can Repair Damaged Facial Nerves – IOL, 23 Feb 2017

How Microsurgery Can Repair Damaged Facial Nerves – IOL, 23 Feb 2017Reconstructive and plastic surgeon, Dr Frank Graewe explains how facial nerve injuries cause paralysis of the facial muscles which are responsible for facial expression and can be restored by means of microsurgical techniques.View More

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Let’s Talk Fat – A Plastic Surgeon’s Take

Let’s Talk Fat – A Plastic Surgeon’s TakeA plastic surgeon’s take on fat. Obesity treatment is difficult, and long-term success rates are low.  Prof Frank Graewe discusses the options available.View More

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Breast Reconstruction And Radiation Therapy – Is It Really Safe?

Breast Reconstruction And Radiation Therapy – Is It Really Safe?It has been shown that adjuvant radiotherapy after mastectomy significantly reduces local recurrence rates and improves overall survival in node-positive breast cancer patients. This has led to a steady increase in the use of post-mastectomy irradiation.View More

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