Segmental osteotomy of the upper and lower jaw.
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.
Ohmori
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Japan.
Kamiji
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D044466:Asian People; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*