title: Function: the basis of facial esthetics.
abstract: Inadequate primary surgery, or a failure to establish muscular balance of the anterior face, causes muscular dysfunction. Muscular dysfunction has a nefarious effect on subsequent facial growth. Establishment of muscular balance, as early as possible, provides the best foundation for good esthetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Precious
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications