The surgeons from Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in collaboration with faculty in Craniofacial Surgery from New York University, United States, conducted life-saving advanced facial reconstruction on a 7-year-old boy from Hyderabad between January 6 and 7.
Koushal, the 7-year-old was born with a birth defect of deformed head shape due to Craniosynostosis, a condition in which the skull is misshapen, limiting the growth of the brain. Koushal also underwent a neurosurgery when he was 6-months old.