The treatment of 23 patients with macrostomia by modified modiolus reconstruction / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore a method for macrostomia repairment, in order to to achieve better physiological and aesthetic outcomes.@*Methods@#23 patients with macrostomia were treated by standard procedure including orbicularis oris reconstruction, perioral expression muscles fixation, modiolus reconstruction, commissure point shift, and " w" shape incision.@*Results@#22 cases obtained both static and dynamic symmetrical outcomes. One case developed asymmetrically.@*Conclusions@#The macrostomia repairment following present standard procedure, is likely to achieve both static and dynamic satisfactory outcomes, due to balanced perioral muscles.