Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Intraoperative Custom Contouring of the Mandible

Intraoperative Custom Contouring of the Mandible Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to apply a quantitative approach to augmentation mentoplasty with Silastic implants to achieve consistently accurate results. A Silastic extension wafer was introduced for custom contouring implants as part of this technique. Design: Case series. Setting: Private practice. Patients: One hundred patients undergoing elective facial cosmetic surgery. For the main outcome measure, ideal profile augmentation was defined as projecting the most anterior point of the patient's chin on profile to within 2 mm of a vertical line dropped from the lower lip. Results: Using a quantitative approach, 98 of 100 patients were able to achieve ideal profile augmentation. Conclusions: A quantitative approach to augmentation mentoplasty can provide consistently accurate results. Easy intraoperative customization of Silastic implants is necessary for this type of technique. A Silastic extension wafer is an effective method for intraoperative customization of implants.(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994;120:180-184) References 1. Safian J. Progress in nasal and chin augmentation . Plast Reconstr Surg . 1966; 37:446.Crossref 2. Carlin GA. Personally fabricated chin implants . Plast Reconstr Surg . 1973;51: 121-128.Crossref 3. Flowers R. Alloplastic augmentation of the anterior mandible . Clin Plast Surg . 1991;18:107-138. 4. Glasgold A, Silver F. Applications of Biomaterials in Facial Plastic Surgery . Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press Inc; 1991. 5. Powell W, Humphreys B. Proportions of the Aesthetic Face . New York, NY: Thieme-Stratton Inc; 1984. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery American Medical Association

Intraoperative Custom Contouring of the Mandible

Loading next page...
 
/lp/american-medical-association/intraoperative-custom-contouring-of-the-mandible-ZlE7ciIzAk

References (5)

Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0886-4470
eISSN
1538-361X
DOI
10.1001/archotol.1994.01880260052010
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to apply a quantitative approach to augmentation mentoplasty with Silastic implants to achieve consistently accurate results. A Silastic extension wafer was introduced for custom contouring implants as part of this technique. Design: Case series. Setting: Private practice. Patients: One hundred patients undergoing elective facial cosmetic surgery. For the main outcome measure, ideal profile augmentation was defined as projecting the most anterior point of the patient's chin on profile to within 2 mm of a vertical line dropped from the lower lip. Results: Using a quantitative approach, 98 of 100 patients were able to achieve ideal profile augmentation. Conclusions: A quantitative approach to augmentation mentoplasty can provide consistently accurate results. Easy intraoperative customization of Silastic implants is necessary for this type of technique. A Silastic extension wafer is an effective method for intraoperative customization of implants.(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994;120:180-184) References 1. Safian J. Progress in nasal and chin augmentation . Plast Reconstr Surg . 1966; 37:446.Crossref 2. Carlin GA. Personally fabricated chin implants . Plast Reconstr Surg . 1973;51: 121-128.Crossref 3. Flowers R. Alloplastic augmentation of the anterior mandible . Clin Plast Surg . 1991;18:107-138. 4. Glasgold A, Silver F. Applications of Biomaterials in Facial Plastic Surgery . Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press Inc; 1991. 5. Powell W, Humphreys B. Proportions of the Aesthetic Face . New York, NY: Thieme-Stratton Inc; 1984.

Journal

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck SurgeryAmerican Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1994

There are no references for this article.