title: [Mandibular contour sculpture by osteotomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the method for mandible osteotomy in order to make the mandible of various square face appear harmony.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to different types of the mandible, mandible angle osteotomy was performed in combination with mandible edge, mandible half ring osteotomy or chin augmentation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 312 cases have been treated since 1996. In this series, mandible angle and mandible edge osteotomy was performed in 200 cases; only mandible edge osteotomy in 23; mandible half ring osteotomy in 15, chin sharpening in 9, chin augmentation with autogenous bone implantation, in 32. Postoperative follow-up of 150 cases for 1-12 months showed that the satisfactory rate was 97%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Integrated mandible osteotomy can make the square face look natural and nice-looking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Third Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
authors.forename: Yu-zhe
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rong-sheng
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome