Maxillofacial prosthetist and technologist is the term used in the

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for a specialist who delivers

facial A facial is a family of skin care treatments for the face, including steam, exfoliation (physical and chemical), extraction, creams, lotions, facial masks, peels, and massage. They are normally performed in beauty salons, but are also a c ...

ocular An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system. In higher organisms, the eye ...

and other

prostheses In medicine, a prosthesis (: prostheses; from ), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder). Prosthe ...

which restore form and function to the

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. In the

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, this specialty is known as

anaplastology Anaplastology (''Gk. ''ana''-again, a new, upon ''plastos''-something made, formed, molded ''logy''-the study of'') is a branch of medicine dealing with the prosthetic rehabilitation of an absent, disfigured or malformed anatomically critical locat ...

. In the UK,Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Technologists (IMPT) website.
/ref> the main governing body for the practice of

maxillofacial Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is a surgical specialty focusing on reconstructive surgery of the face, facial trauma surgery, the mouth, head and neck, and jaws, as well as facial plastic surgery including cleft lip and cleft palate s ...

prosthetics is the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Technologists.

References

{{Reflist Healthcare occupations in the United Kingdom Oral and maxillofacial surgery