Overview

• Tyson Carter stepped in to protect a young woman at a Brentwood bus stop on January 27 and lost his nose during a two-on-one attack.
• Dr. Laurent Ganry at Long Island Jewish Medical Center applied a 700 B.C. forehead flap method that he refined through head and neck cancer cases.
• The team used virtual surgical planning and a clay-model template to craft skin and muscle flaps from Carter’s forehead and arm.
• Carter’s restored nose has dramatically improved his facial symmetry, quality of life and ability to resume everyday tasks.
• Surgeons anticipate a final touch-up procedure later in the year once the bulk of postoperative swelling has diminished.