Facial Alloplastic Implants, Mandibular Angle: Multimedia

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Further Reading

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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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
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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
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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
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John N Kent, DDS, Head, Boyd Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center
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Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Practice Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center at Swedish Medical Center
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