| Literature DB >> 27516845 |
Femke Staal1, Britt Pluijmers1, Eppo Wolvius1, Maarten Koudstaal1.
Abstract
Craniofacial microsomia (CFM) is a congenital anomaly with a variable phenotype. The most prominent feature of CFM is a predominantly unilateral hypoplasia of the mandible, leading to facial asymmetry. Even after correction of the midline, there is often a remaining hard- and soft-tissue deficiency over the body of the mandible and cheek on the affected side. This clinical report describes the skeletal augmentation of the mandible with a patient-specific implant to treat residual facial asymmetry in two female patients with unilateral CFM. Good aesthetic results were achieved in both patients treated with either a Medpor or polyetheretherketone implant without complications after a follow-up time of 55 and 30 months, respectively.Entities:
Keywords: alloplastic implants; facial asymmetry; patient-specific implant; reconstruction; unilateral craniofacial microsomia
Year: 2016 PMID: 27516845 PMCID: PMC4980143 DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1581061
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr ISSN: 1943-3875