Berlusconi undergoes op to repair face damage following Milan attack
March 8th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANILondon, March 08 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has undergone a four-hour operation to repair damage done to his face when he was attacked more than a year ago at a political rally in Milan.
The operation, which involved Berlusconi being put under a general anaesthetic, involved bone transplant surgery to his jaw and teeth, reports the Telegraph.
It was necessary because he had been having trouble chewing and moving his jaw, surgeons said.
The attack had “gravely impaired” the functioning of his jaw, according to a statement released by his personal doctor, Alberto Zangrillo.
He said the operation at Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital had been successful and the prime minister might be able to return to work in Rome as early as Thursday.
The billionaire businessman, 74, suffered a broken nose, two smashed teeth and gashed lips when a man with a history of mental illness threw a souvenir of Milan’s cathedral at his face in Dec 2009. (ANI)
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