title: [Treatment of the asymmetric prominent mandibular angle].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the causes and treatment of the asymmetric prominent mandibular angle.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 1996 to 2001, mandibular angle osteotomy, mandibular outer cortex osteotomy, mandible, genioplasty and buccal pad excision were selected to treat 70 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients had satisfactory results with complications of bleeding, infection and labial scar in three patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Asymmetric prominent mandibular angle should be treated according to the characteristics of the deformity. Mandibular angle osteotomy, osteotomy of outer cortex of the mandible, genioplasty and bucal pad excision can provide satisfactory result.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, Haikou 570311, China.
authors.forename: Lü-ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lai
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gui
authors.forename: Zhi-yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Niu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy