title: Segmental osteotomy of the upper and lower jaw.
abstract: A condition of bimaxillary protrusion can be located among a kind of inferiority complex of Japanese. This article describes a choice of methods for correction of this condition. Segmental osteotomy can correct bimaxillary protrusion that can not be camouflaged by augmentation of the nose or menton.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiji
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*