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Max Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, launched its multi-specialty OPD in Sonipat

Aug 19, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Dr Amit Gupta, #Dr Amit Gupta- Principal Consultant, #Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh, #Neurosurgery, #orthopaedic problems

Sonipat: Pioneering in providing the latest in healthcare services across Delhi NCR and North India, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi has now extended its services at Sonipat with the inauguration of its Multi-speciality OPD at Saxena Hospital, Sonipat.

The multi-speciality OPD which will be functional from today is aimed at benefiting the residents of Sonipat and its neighboring areas. The OPD consultations will allow an ease of access for the local, especially amid the pandemic. This will also drastically cut down on travels for orthopaedics – neurosurgery related consults for both patients and their caregivers.

Extending their services to the people of Sonipat is yet another patient-centric step taken by the Hospital to deliver quality healthcare through world-class services.

Amid the pandemic fear, the doctors from Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh will be present physically and the OPD will function following all the safety norms. The OPD services was inaugurated in the presence of Dr Ashish Jain, Director, Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement & Dr Amit Gupta- Principal Consultant, Neurosurgery.

Through this OPD service, we hope to spread awareness about the importance of early detection in orthopaedic diseases, as ortho pains are often neglected by people until it causes distress. We would like to take this opportunity to sensitize society about the increasing orthopaedic problems in India. Today’s generation leads a sedentary lifestyle – long hours are spent sitting in the same position, mostly in a wrong posture, at workplaces. In addition, late-night shifts, smoking, long hours in front of the computer and irregular eating habits are making orthopaedic problems a lifestyle disease. As a result, relatively younger people are developing joint disorders and knee pains and age groups suffering from bone diseases are getting younger. Both men and women lose their bone density by 0.3 to 0.5 percent after the age of 35.” Said Dr. Ashish Jain, Director, Orthopedics & Joint Replacement, Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh

The main objective of setting up such OPD services in Sonipat is to extend the best services to those who were travelling for consults is not a viable option. Highly experienced and well-qualified doctors from Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh have already created their own milestones and are now inclined towards serving society for ensuring better health.

Dr. Amit Gupta addressed the masses and shed light on the growing incidence of neurological ailments including acute stroke, Brain tumor, head injury, disc prolapse, spine issue, neck and back pain and spine injury among many others, amongst people in tier III cities. Emphasis was laid on the rising cases of neurological problems among all age groups and timely intervention is the key to treatment.

“Awareness about the symptoms of neurological disorders and the importance of timely intervention should be made more prominent among the masses. We would like to take this opportunity to sensitize the public about the importance of early detection and its role in treatment outcomes. With recent advancements made in the field of neurosurgery, minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of Brain tumors have been emerging as one of the best methods of treatment. Outreaching through the OPD services, the patients and local residents will be highly benefitted.” Said Dr. Amit Gupta- Principal Consultant, Neurosurgery, Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh.

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Doctors remove 3 kg tumor from man’s face after 11 hours of surgery

Sep 18, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr. Saurabh Gupta, #Dr. Vipin Bhathwal, #Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh, #tumor

Panipat – A 3Kg massive tumour, equal to the size of an adult human head, was successfully removed from the face of a 37-year old man at Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi. The marathon life-saving surgery that took 11 hours involved the removal of the patient’s jaw and cheekbone and reconstruction of his face and neck was done to sustain the functional and aesthetic outcomes.

In order to shrink the size of the tumour, the patient had to be given two quick cycles of chemotherapy within a span of 3 weeks before the surgery. Since the chemotherapy was hardly having any effect on the tumour, the chances of its spread to other organs were high. The timing of the surgery was challenging too, as it was right in the middle of the ongoing pandemic. The patient was operated and the surgeons carefully excised the cancerous growth as a single piece that weighed 3 kgs and measured 18×12 cm with a depth of 8 cm.

The 37-year old Mahender (name changed), who was a regular tobacco chewer for several years, presented himself at the Max Hospital with an enormous tumour that covered the left side of his face. The cancerous tumour that was hanging from the left side of his face, was not only bleeding excessively but also had huge portions of dead and decaying cells. Due to the humongous size of the tumour, Mahender was having extreme difficulty in opening his mouth, eating food, or even moving his head from side to side. He had also lost a lot of weight because of poor nutrition intake over the last few months.

“The patient noticed early signs of the disease at the beginning of this year. He was extremely lucky that the tumour, despite being huge, had not spread to other organs of the body. We decided to conduct a life-saving surgery as soon as possible considering the fast rate of growth of the tumour, which was also bleeding excessively. Any further delay may have led cancer to metastasize to other body parts like bones, lungs, liver, etc. The safest option was to operate and remove the cancerous growth.” Said Dr. Saurabh Gupta, Consultant, Surgical Oncology, at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, who led the surgery.

The surgery was hugely successful, with uneventful post-op recovery for the patient who was discharged from the hospital after 11 days. The patient as on date has completed his three months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He is able to eat and speak properly and has resumed his daily activities.

According to the recent data provided by Globacan India 2018, Haryana has the third-highest incidences of cancer in India followed by Kerala and Mizoram accounting for approximately 9 lakh cases in 2018. And of the total cases of cancer from the state, 30% of them attribute to oral cancer. With a mortality rate of 9.3%, oral cancer in Haryana is the second deadliest cancer in India.

Since the tumour had to be removed in a single piece and allow reconstruction of the face and neck to restore his speech and normal eating, the case was extremely challenging.

“For a reconstruction of the patient’s face and neck, we took skin and muscles from the left side of his chest and right thigh. Then we carefully crafted the contours of the face so that they would smoothly blend with the facial skin and not restrict movement post the surgery. This was undoubtedly an extremely complicated case. However, we were determined to do our best to give the patient a new lease of life.” Explained Dr. Vipin Bhathwal, Associate Director, Oncology Reconstructive Surgery, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad.