Interpositional genioplasty for the short face syndrome.
A surgical approach for the correction of the facial imbalance that exists in many patients with the short face syndrome was presented. Preliminary results indicate that the interpositional lengthening genioplasty provides stable, predictable, and esthetically pleasing results.
D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002508:Cephalometry; D002680:Chin / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013577:Syndrome; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous