Comprehensive correction of maxillofacial bone deformity-consideration and combined application of orthognathic surgery and facial contouring surgery.
- Author:
Song-Song ZHU
1
;
Yun-Feng LI
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: dentofacial deformities; facial contouring surgery; facial osteoplasty; maxillofacial bone; orthognathic surgery
- MeSH: Face/surgery*; Facial Bones; Humans; Maxillofacial Abnormalities; Orthognathic Surgery; Orthognathic Surgical Procedures
- From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2021;39(3):255-259
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- Abstract: The maxillofacial skeleton is the basis of the contour of the face. Orthognathic surgery and facial contouring surgery change jaw tissue and affect facial appearance in different manners. Orthognathic surgery is the main method to correct dental and maxillofacial deformities. It changes the shape of the jaw and improves the occlusal relationship by changing the three-dimensional position of the jaw. Facial contouring surgery mainly adopts the method of "bone reduction", which changes the "amount"of the jawbone by cutting a part of the bone tissue to improve the facial appearance, generally without changing oral function. The combined use of orthognathic surgery and facial contouring surgery is becoming increasingly common in clinical practice. This also requires oral and maxillofacial surgeons to have a holistic consideration of the comprehensive correction of maxillofacial bone deformity, and to perform comprehensive analysis of jaw deformities and jaw plastic surgery to achieve the most ideal results. The author's team has been engaged in the clinical work of orthognathic surgery and facial contouring surgery and accumulated rich clinical experience in the comprehensive correction of maxillofacial bone deformity. In this article, the indications, treatment goals, treatment modes, treatment methods, and key points in the surgical operations of comprehensive maxillofacial bone surgery were summarized.
