Minimally Invasive Genioplasty Procedure

Summary:. In this technical note, we present a new surgical approach for genioplasty in which a minimally invasive procedure is used to perform the chin osteotomy. The main goal was to reduce postoperative functional recovery time and possible complications, especially reduction of lip incompetence,...

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Main Authors: Nasser Nadjmi, MD, DDS, PhD, EFOMFS, Sien Van Roy, MD, DDS, Elke Van de Casteele, MSc, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001575
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author Nasser Nadjmi, MD, DDS, PhD, EFOMFS
Sien Van Roy, MD, DDS
Elke Van de Casteele, MSc, PhD
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description Summary:. In this technical note, we present a new surgical approach for genioplasty in which a minimally invasive procedure is used to perform the chin osteotomy. The main goal was to reduce postoperative functional recovery time and possible complications, especially reduction of lip incompetence, chin ptosis, and muscle dysfunction, by retaining the intactness of the mentalis muscles.
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spelling doaj.art-1991cf3c4a3c4018bf37532075a0d18d2022-12-22T02:52:55ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742017-11-01511e157510.1097/GOX.0000000000001575201711000-00020Minimally Invasive Genioplasty ProcedureNasser Nadjmi, MD, DDS, PhD, EFOMFS0Sien Van Roy, MD, DDS1Elke Van de Casteele, MSc, PhD2From the *Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, ZMACK, AZ MONICA Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium; †Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium; ‡Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Antwerp, Belgium; and §All for Research vzw, Antwerp, Belgium.From the *Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, ZMACK, AZ MONICA Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium; †Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium; ‡Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Antwerp, Belgium; and §All for Research vzw, Antwerp, Belgium.From the *Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, ZMACK, AZ MONICA Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium; †Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium; ‡Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Antwerp, Belgium; and §All for Research vzw, Antwerp, Belgium.Summary:. In this technical note, we present a new surgical approach for genioplasty in which a minimally invasive procedure is used to perform the chin osteotomy. The main goal was to reduce postoperative functional recovery time and possible complications, especially reduction of lip incompetence, chin ptosis, and muscle dysfunction, by retaining the intactness of the mentalis muscles.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001575
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