OBJECTIVE: To investigate the causes and the prophylactic measures for the complications following correction of mandibular angle prominence. METHODS: From 1996 to 2001, a total of 203 patients with mandibular angle prominence underwent mandibular angle osteotomy. RESULTS: Of them, 9 patients had postoperative complications, which included bleeding, hematoma, infection, mental nerve injury, labia scar, asymmetry, and steep mandibular angle. CONCLUSION: The correction of mandibular angle prominence should be designed and performed precisely. Care must be taken to avoid severe complications like condyle fracture.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the causes and the prophylactic measures for the complications following correction of mandibular angle prominence. METHODS: From 1996 to 2001, a total of 203 patients with mandibular angle prominence underwent mandibular angle osteotomy. RESULTS: Of them, 9 patients had postoperative complications, which included bleeding, hematoma, infection, mental nerve injury, labia scar, asymmetry, and steep mandibular angle. CONCLUSION: The correction of mandibular angle prominence should be designed and performed precisely. Care must be taken to avoid severe complications like condyle fracture.