Treatment protocol and surgical techniques for macrogenia.

BACKGROUND

This study focused on the treatment protocol for macrogenia and surgical techniques of the semicircular ostectomy of the mandibular inferior border.

METHODS

Seven patients with macrogenia were treated following our treatment protocol including a preoperative assessment (the Delaire analysis), an operative design (three-dimensional reconstruction and simulation), operation techniques (semicircular ostectomy of the mandibular inferior border), and a postoperative evaluation.

RESULTS

Our treatment procedure provided an overall harmonizing effect on the lower facial contour. All 7 patients were satisfied with their aesthetic results. A few complications such as numbness and submental soft-tissue excess were observed, but they improved to different extent as time went by.

CONCLUSIONS

Our treatment protocol for macrogenia is of great use to make the surgeries to be precisely and safely done with satisfactory results.