Chin augmentation with conchal cartilage.
Profile enhancement most frequently involves mentoplasty. For this purpose, the author performs conchal grafts to the chin. A total of 28 women aged 15 to 76 years (mean age, 38.11 +/- 15.11 years) requested mentoplasty by itself or combined with rhinoplasty, rhytidoplasty, or submental lipoplasty. The conchal cartilage was harvested subperichondrally through a posterior 3-cm incision. The specimen measured 3 x 1 cm, which was sufficient to project the chin 2 to 3 mm. For 4 to 5 mm of projection, both cartilages were used. The graft was positioned under the periosteum and held with two 5-0 nylon sutures. In these cases, the conchal cartilage graft was a suitable option for chin augmentations up to 5 mm.
Viterbo
Fausto
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Botucatu School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil. viterbo@fmb.unesp.br
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D015361:Rhytidoplasty; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*