Preservation of a posterior pharyngeal flap during maxillary advancement.
In maxillary advancement procedures, a previously existing posterior pharyngeal flap can be preserved by lengthening it. A technique for this and its results in two cases are presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery*