title: Subnasal modified Le Fort I for nasolabial aesthetics improvement.
abstract: We report our experience with a modified Le Fort I osteotomy developed to avoid nasal tip upturning, alar base widening, and upper lip flattening in anterosuperior repositioning of the maxilla. We compare the aesthetic results obtained with this variation of the surgical technique to those obtained using the more traditional Le Fort I osteotomy combined with the alar cinch suture and the anterior nasal spine reduction procedures on a sample of 20 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Becelli
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: De Ponte
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Fadda
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Govoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannetti
mesh_terms: D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000601:surgery*; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013577:Syndrome; D014716:Vertical Dimension