title: Augmentation mentoplasty: a critical analysis.
abstract: An evaluation of the senior author's mentoplasty technique by use of inorganic silicone and acrylic implants is presented, encompassing 16 years of experience. The evaluation was chiefly concerned with the silicone implant and long-term followup observations of its survival and some of its extrusions and complications.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002680:Chin / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers