Living Changed Lives: Experiences of Individuals After Oral Reconstructive Surgery

Abstract

The study delved into the experiences of individuals who underwent oral reconstructive surgery. The informants were interviewed on their experiences before, during and after surgery. The psychological and physical impact were also derived from the informants’ experiences. The phenomenological research design was utilized in the study. There were four informants in this study with orofacial deformity who underwent oral reconstructive surgery. Informants were purposively selected by the researchers. It was conducted in selected areas of Argao, Cebu, Philippines. The researchers interviewed three of the informants in their respective homes and one informant in his workplace. The researchers utilized an unstructured interview guide. Colaizzi’s phenomenological method of data analysis was utilized to interpret data and to identify meaningful information and organize it into themes or categories.Based on the findings, eight themes emerged: When teasing becomes hurtful and unkind; Finding the courage isn’t easy to do; Chance of a lifetime; I am cared; Expecting congenital deformity of offspring; Surgery as key to social acceptance; Surgery as fountainhead of true happiness; A new image of oneself. Recommended citation: Sablada, J. R. P. & Amparado, M. A. P. (2018, March). Living Changed Lives: Experiences of Individuals After Oral Reconstructive Surgery. Paper presented at the 2018 University of Cebu Research Congress, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines, 12(1), 20.

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