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Facial Alloplastic Implants, Mandibular Angle: Workup

Author: Lily Love, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Coauthor(s): R Edward Newsome, MD, Program Director and Chief of Plastic Surgery, Henderson Chair in Surgery, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Tulane University School of Medicine; Moises Salama, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami School of Medicine; John N Kent, DDS, Head, Boyd Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center; David A Jansen, MD, FACS, Private Practice, Surgical Associates LLC
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Updated: Nov 24, 2008

Workup

Imaging Studies

  • Cephalometric radiography, using anterior and lateral projections, can be used in patient assessment. The anteroposterior (AP) cephalogram can be used to evaluate the frontal plane and to compare right- and left-sided structures. Further, skeletal and dental midlines can be evaluated. Submental vertex views can be used to assess the transverse plane and the morphology of the zygoma and body of the mandible.
  • CT scans and MRI also are becoming popular in assessing maxillofacial abnormalities.
  • With the imaging techniques available today, 3-D models can be created to determine the need for soft or hard tissue augmentation, rehearse the procedure, or even to serve as a template for the custom creation of facial implants.
  • Preoperative photography from various angles is essential as well.

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Keywords

facial alloplastic implants, mandibular implants, craniomaxillofacial reconstruction, facial proportions, facial asymmetry, cosmetic facial implants, aesthetic facial implants, mandible angle augmentation, facial topography, cephalometrics

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Lily Love, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Lily Love, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology, and Triological Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

R Edward Newsome, MD, Program Director and Chief of Plastic Surgery, Henderson Chair in Surgery, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Tulane University School of Medicine
R Edward Newsome, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Louisiana State Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Moises Salama, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami School of Medicine
Moises Salama, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, and Louisiana State Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

John N Kent, DDS, Head, Boyd Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

David A Jansen, MD, FACS, Private Practice, Surgical Associates LLC
David A Jansen, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, Louisiana State Medical Society, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Gregory Caputy, MD, PhD, Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery, Aesthetica Plastic and Laser Surgery Center of Honolulu
Gregory Caputy, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Canadian Medical Association, Hawaii Medical Association, International College of Surgeons, International College of Surgeons US Section, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, and Wound Healing Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Edward Owen Terino, MD, Director, Department of Plastic Surgery, Los Robles Medical Center
Edward Owen Terino, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and International College of Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Practice Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center at Swedish Medical Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS, Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic), Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Plastic Surgery, West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Indian Medical Association, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Royal College of Surgeons of England
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