Mentoplasty: a new approach.
In search of a better, more natural appearing mentoplasty prosthesis, a new material, Silastic X7-2524 carvable soft elastomer, has been combined with a new design in a chin implant. In 50 patients over the last 2 years, a submental, subperiosteal approach with protection of the mental nerves during dissection under direct vision was utilized. Results have been excellent and complications to date insignificant. Over the 2-year follow-up period, there has been no clinical evidence of distortion or bone resorption.
D000328:Adult; D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*
D012826:Silicone Elastomers