title: Simple technique to minimise facial scarring during extraoral mandibular distraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varol
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Göçmen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karataş
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004548:Elasticity; D016267:External Fixators / Q000009:adverse effects; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena