In the latest installment of our original series, The Science of Healing follows SLUCare orthopedic surgeons as they offer renewed life to patients with extreme spinal conditions, correcting severe spinal deformities and giving a paralyzed patient the ability to walk again. Episode aired on KMOV-TV 4, April 23, 2019.
In the latest installment of our original series, The Science of Healing follows SLUCare physicians as they travel the globe to provide health care to underserved parts of the world.
Watch as Dr. Lin uses the power of 3D printing to rebuild a child's face after an accident by moving the bones around her eyes and forehead. See how he expands a fused skull to allow a young boy's brain room to grow, and repairs a teenager's jaw as the final step in a series of cleft palate surgeries.
The prognosis for lymphedema patients was once grim, but now there's hope from microsurgical procedures that repair vessels thinner than a human hair. we follow Dr. Kyle Xu, SLUCare plastic surgeon, who is among the first in the Midwest to offer microsurgery options for patients with lymphedema.