title: Sequential treatment for a patient with hemifacial microsomia: 10 year-long term follow up.
abstract: Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is the most common craniofacial anomaly after cleft lip and cleft palate; this deformity primarily involves the facial skeleton and ear, with either underdevelopment or absence of both components. In patients with HFM, the management of the asymmetries requires a series of treatment phases that focus on their interception and correction, such as distraction osteogenesis or functional appliance treatment during growth and presurgical orthodontic treatment followed by mandibular and maxillary surgery. Satisfactory results were obtained in a 9-year-old girl with HFM who was treated with distraction osteogenesis. At the age of 19, genioplasty and mandible body augmentation with a porous polyethylene implant (PPE, Medpor®, Porex) was sequentially performed for the functional and esthetic reconstruction of the face. We report a case of HFM with a review of the literature.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, 626-787 Korea.
authors: Jeong-Seok
authors: JS
authors: Seo
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, 626-787 Korea.
authors: Young-Chea
authors: YC
authors: Roh
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, 626-787 Korea.
authors: Jae-Min
authors: JM
authors: Song
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, 626-787 Korea.
authors: Won-Wook
authors: WW
authors: Song
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, 626-787 Korea.
authors: Hwa-Sik
authors: HS
authors: Seong
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, 626-787 Korea.
authors: Si-Yeob
authors: SY
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, 626-787 Korea.
authors: Dae-Seok
authors: DS
authors: Hwang
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, 20 Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan, 626-787 Korea.
authors: Uk-Kyu
authors: UK
authors: Kim
keywords: Distraction osteogenesis; Facial augmentation; Hemifacial microsomia