title: [Subarea ostectomy of mandible for lower face re-shaping].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Dividing the mandible into lower part of mandibular ramus, mandibular angle, mandibular body, chin, we designed subarea ostectomy for reduce the width of anterior, body, posterior part of of the lower face.
  
  
  METHODS
  Combide with splitting ostectomy of the out layer of mandible, ostectomy of inferior border of mandible and augmentation of the chin, re-shape the mandibular angle, body, and chin, corrected the un-beauty of the lower face and side-face.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From May 2003 to August 2005 , a total of twenty-three patients have been operated on by this method with satisfactory results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Subarea ostectomy of mandible is more effective in re-shaping the whole lower face.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, South China University, School of Medicine, Shenzhen 518020, China
authors.forename: Wei-Guo
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Chang-Gen
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Zhen
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: Yu-e
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods