title: [Correction of hypotelorism in craniofacial deformity].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of hypotelorism.
  
  
  METHODS
  From Jan. 2000 to Jan. 2014, 6 cases with hypotelorism were retrospectively studied. Among them, 3 cases had craniosynostosis, 2 had holoprosencephaly, and 1 had cleft lip. All the cases were diagnosed and treated by bone graft or spring distraction to correct the hypotelorism.
  
  
  RESULTS
  2 cases were treated by none graft and 4 cases were treated by external spring distraction. All the patients completed the treatment successfully with obvious improvement in appearance. No complication happened. 4 cases were followed up for 2 years with an average fronto-orbital axis angle as (50 ± 8) °.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypotelorism can be successfully corrected by bone graft as fronto-orbital bridge or spring distraction.
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jianbin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Haini
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jijun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002971:Cleft Lip; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome