Analysis of the complications following correction of mandibular angle prominence / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

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