One-Year-Old Receives 120 Stitches On Face After Dog Bite In Ghaziabad

A one-year-old girl, who fell victim to a stray dog ​​in Baharampur in Ghaziabad district, got treatment at the District MMG Hospital on Monday after two days. In the operation which lasted for one and a half hours, 120 stitches were placed on the face. The child has been shifted to the child ward on the first floor.

No clear answer on the availability of plastic surgeons

Dr. Manoj Kumar Chaturvedi, Chief Medical Superintendent of MMG Hospital, talked to GTB Hospital Delhi and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Meerut on Monday for the operation of one-year-old girl Riya, but there was no clear answer on the availability of plastic surgeons at both the places. After this, CMS discussed with the surgeons of the hospital Dr. Milind Gautam, Dr. Mahendra Kumar and ENT surgeon Dr. Rakesh Kumar.

Wounds of the girl had dried up to a great extent

Due to lack of plastic surgery specialist in the hospital, the responsibility of the operation was given to ENT surgeon Dr. Rakesh Kumar and surgeon Dr. Mahendra Kumar. The girl was taken to the operation theater around 12 o'clock and after one and a half hours of delicate surgery, the damaged tissues were removed from the girl's face. Dr. Rakesh Kumar told that due to two days, the wounds of the girl had dried up to a great extent.

Because of this, 120 stitches have been placed closely on the girl's face after removing the bad tissue.

The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation team has caught the street dog which bit the girl and badly injured her. Soon dog will be sterilized.

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