title: Submental liposuction in maxillo-facial surgery.
abstract: Liposuction is a relatively recent surgical technique used in body contouring plastic surgery to correct fatty dysharmonies. It is of particular interest to the maxillo-facial surgeon to treat submental fat excess. This relatively easy technique is described, using a few clinical examples. Indications in maxillo-facial surgery are the correction of "double chin" deformity and increased submental fullness after orthognathic surgical procedures as mandibular setback, as well as an adjunct to rhytidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Dienst Maxillo-Faciale Chirurgie, AZ St-Vincentius Gent.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cesteleyn
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Claeys
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002680:Chin; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*