title: Facial rhytidectomy approach for treatment of posterior mandibular fractures.
abstract: Surgical access to fractures of the ascending ramus of the mandible is limited when standard techniques are employed. A new method using a facial rhytidectomy technique is described, and seven cases treated by this method are presented. The advantage of this technique includes excellent exposure, predictable and safe dissection, inconspicuous facial scar and minimal postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467, USA.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Anastassov
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schwimmer
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Adamo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D004210:Dissection; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005205:Fascia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D015361:Rhytidoplasty; D012449:Safety; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods