Chin region: management of grooves and mandibular hypoplasia with alloplastic implants.
Using just a small number of alloplastic extended mandibular implants can fulfill more than 95% of the needs of the facial plastic surgeon in chin and prejowl augmentation to restore balance to a patient's jawline. Current chin implants are artistically designed to impart good form and fit and give significant improvement for a somewhat uncomplicated procedure.
Mittelman
Harry
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Stanford University Medical Center, 795 Altos Oaks Drive, Los Altos, CA 94024, USA. hmittelman@yahoo.com
Spencer
Jared R
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Chrzanowski
David S
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D002680:Chin / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D019930:Mandibular Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012828:Silicones; D015595:Skin Aging
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon