Intraoral osteotomy for hypertrophied mandibular angle with local anesthesia / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective　To search a simple, safe and effective osteotomy for hypertrophied mandibular angle.Methods　Hypertrophied mandibular angles were classified as lateral bulge, posteroinferior projection and combination based on their appearances. With local nerve blocking and infiltrating anesthesia, 162 cases with hypertrophied mandibular angel were respectively operated by intraoral approach with sagittal split, curved or combinative osteotomy method according to their types. Hypertrophied masseters were partially resected simutaneouly in 75 cases combined with masseter hypertrophy, and buccal fat pads were extracted in 52 cases associated with round faces.Results　Postoperative follow-up of 3～12 months to 60 cases of them showed 94.3 % of them were satisfactory.Conclusion　This operative method is simple and safe.It has minimal influence on the overall body of patients, and it is accord with the rules of aesthetic surgery.