Correction of a long face. Case report.
We describe a case in which maxillary alveolar hyperplasia (the long face syndrome) was corrected by excising a 12 mm band of bone through the maxilla, "down-fracturing" it, and telescoping it up into a new position.
D000328:Adult; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome