Surgical designs and techniques for mandibular contouring based on categorisation of square face with low gonial angle in orientals

摘要: Summary Introduction In East Asian population, a square face is considered unappealing as it imparts coarse and masculine look. Therefore, Oriental women prefer to have an ovoid slender facial contour, which thought be more feminine attractive. Nowadays, mandibular contouring surgery has become commonly performed procedure. Clinical data show that majority of patients who severe form are characterised by definite square-shaped with low gonial angle. A usually visualised in frontal view but the lateral provides additional information regarding angle, plane steepness, chin deficiency importantly, length ramus. These factors key points for precise categorisation, design, selection surgical methods choosing ostectomy line on Patients From 2005 2009, 94 were diagnosed Three types design based procedures such ‘V-Line' ostectomy, outer cortex split sliding genioplasty inlay bone graft various combinations constructed, depending upon presenting features. Results Precise designs techniques resulted higher satisfaction these provided overall narrowing harmonising effect lower contour postoperatively. Conclusion angle come multitude features so technique applied should tailored each individual achieve perfection.