Correction of hypotelorism in craniofacial deformity / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of hypotelorism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From Jan. 2000 to Jan. 2014, 6 cases with hypotelorism were retrospectively studied. Among them, 3 cases had craniosynostosis, 2 had holoprosencephaly, and 1 had cleft lip. All the cases were diagnosed and treated by bone graft or spring distraction to correct the hypotelorism.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>2 cases were treated by none graft and 4 cases were treated by external spring distraction. All the patients completed the treatment successfully with obvious improvement in appearance. No complication happened. 4 cases were followed up for 2 years with an average fronto-orbital axis angle as (50 ± 8) °.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Hypotelorism can be successfully corrected by bone graft as fronto-orbital bridge or spring distraction.</p>