Restitution of facial form in a patient with hemifacial microsomia. A case report.
Hemifacial microsomia involves unilateral underdevelopment of the ear, mandible and associated structures. This report describes an approach to early surgical restoration of function to improve growth, illustrated with a case report.
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000254:growth & development / Q000601:surgery; D015050:Zygoma / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery