Vittorio Emanuele Maxillofacial Surgery and Clinic: the medicine of connections

The first clinic in Turin entirely dedicated to head and neck health has opened, bringing together 12 different disciplines that work in close collaboration, supported by state-of-the-art technology.
The Vittorio Emanuele Maxillofacial Surgery and Clinic – founded by Caterina Bracco, granddaughter of Prof. Pietro Bracco, one of the pioneers of interdisciplinary approaches in the field of dentistry and oral medicine – adopts a multidisciplinary approach focused on the diagnosis and treatment of cervico-facial conditions.
The concept of multidisciplinarity that characterises the VE Clinic underpins the effectiveness of treatment, which depends not only on the excellence of individual specialities, but on the ability to combine different areas of expertise within a single treatment plan, fostering dialogue between the skills of each professional.
“The clinic follows a new vision of specialist medicine, in which areas of expertise are integrated to offer a more comprehensive care pathway within a single organisational framework. Bringing professionals together in constant dialogue with one another means being able to tackle every issue in its full complexity, as the exchange of expertise leads to the best solutions and allows the patient to place their complete trust in us,” says Caterina Bracco.

The clinic, situated at 6 Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, aims to provide patients with a treatment programme tailored to their clinical and personal needs. Every diagnostic and treatment programme is agreed upon and supported by ongoing dialogue between the patient and the medical team. The aim is to support the patient at every stage, offering time and assistance throughout a journey built on trust and the quality of the relationship with the medical team, as well as with the clinic’s support team, which plays a vital role in facilitating these various connections. A ‘medical concierge’ service, designed as an in-house reception and coordination system aimed at making things easier for the patient by reducing waiting times and stress.
At the Vittorio Emanuele Clinic, innovation begins right in the waiting room. A space that transforms into a veritable reading room, with a small library available to patients and their companions. A space filled with books, art photographs and contemporary artworks on the walls. The aim is to create a welcoming and relaxing environment, where one’s attention can be directed elsewhere – not necessarily towards the worries that often precede a medical consultation.
The concept of multidisciplinarity that characterises the VE Clinic underpins the approach guiding the work of Dr Massimo Fasolis, a maxillofacial surgeon, Prof. Giancarlo Pecorari, an ENT specialist, and Dr Francesco Zenga, a neurosurgeon – all of whom are among the specialists practising at the clinic.
In the management of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, orofacial pain and trigeminal neuralgia, the collaboration between a maxillofacial surgeon, dentist, neurosurgeon, ENT specialist, physiotherapist and osteopath enables the source of the problem to be identified with greater precision and the most appropriate treatment to be devised, with each contributing their specialist expertise.
The same approach guides the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), where ENT specialists, maxillofacial surgeons, dentists and professionals specialising in CPAP therapy work together to improve breathing, sleep quality and general health.
Dentistry, too, is approached from an integrated perspective: from Prof. Damiano Pasqualini’s endodontics to Dr Fabrizio Grivetto’s advanced implantology, every treatment forms part of a holistic view of the stomatognathic system. This is the case with odontogenic sinusitis, where collaboration between dentists, ENT specialists and maxillofacial surgeons enables the cause of the problem to be identified and treated effectively.
This same interdisciplinary approach is fundamental in the management of head and neck cancers. The early diagnosis of lesions in the oral cavity and the air and digestive tracts stems from collaboration between the dentist, ENT specialist and maxillofacial surgeon. Simultaneous collaboration between neurosurgeons, ENT specialists and maxillofacial surgeons is essential for tumours of the skull base and for advanced craniofacial tumours. This enables the patient to be supported throughout the entire journey, from prevention to diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.