[Intraoral one-stage curved osteotomy for prominent mandibular angle].
OBJECTIVE
This paper presents a new method of osteotomy for the prominent mandibular angle (PMA).


METHODS
Two modifications have been made to the conventional procedures. The first is the one-stage curved osteotomy of the mandibular angle. The second is non-resection of the masseter muscle. The surgical procedure has been performed through an intraoral approach with a direct field of vision.


RESULTS
From December 1996 to December 1997, a total of thirty-eight patients suffering from PMA have been operated on by this method with satisfactory results. The follow-up is 3 to 12 months.


CONCLUSIONS
This method is a very simple and ideal procedure with much less complications for surgical treatment of PMA.
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Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041.
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Zhang
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*