The nasal frame osteotomy: technical note.
In the practice of orthognathic surgery, a patient presenting with a gummy smile and lip incompetence is readily diagnosed as having vertical maxillary excess, and a maxillary impaction osteotomy is usually the proposed treatment. If a short nose, an arched and upwardly displaced upper lip, and a broad face accompany these 2 features, nasal lengthening and caudal repositioning of the central portion of the upper lip by a nasal frame osteotomy should be considered instead. The technique of the nasal "frame" osteotomy, which was used in 1 patient with a 4-year follow-up, is described.
Mommaerts
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MY
Division of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, General Hospital St. John Bruges, Belgium. maxfac@azbrugge.be
Marinho
R O
RO
Abeloos
J V
JV
De Clercq
C A
CA
Neyt
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D014716:Vertical Dimension