Surgical correction of the vertically deficient chin.

摘要: Surgical correction of the vertically deficient chin has received relatively little attention. This paucity information is most likely related to failure diagnose vertical microgenia and questionable stability its surgical utilizing autogenous bone grafts. paper reports on eight patients who have undergone augmentation genioplasty a transverse symphyseal osteotomy interpositional implantation porous, block hydroxyapatite. All had preoperative measured decreases in lower face height. Mean lengthening was 5.3 mm. Seven class II occlusions underwent simultaneous sagittal advancement chin. Follow-up at mean time 11.1 months revealed complete repositioned segment. ratio soft hard tissue 0.89:1. There were no instances operative complications. Vertical facial aesthetics their application evaluation treatment with faces chins are reviewed.