title: The nasal frame osteotomy: technical note.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, General Hospital St. John Bruges, Belgium. maxfac@azbrugge.be
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Mommaerts
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Marinho
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Abeloos
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: De Clercq
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Neyt
mesh_terms: 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