Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1993 Jun;10(1):218-225. 10.12701/yujm.1993.10.1.218.

A case report of hemifacial microsomia

• Lee CK
• Lee MJ
• Kim JS
• Park JH
• Chin BR
• Lee HK

• KMID: 2154942
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1993.10.1.218

Abstract

This is a case report and review of literature that deals with hemifacial microsomia corrected by costochondral graft, Lefort I osteotomy and bilateral intraoral sagittal split ramus osteotomy. Patient, 23 years old female, had visited to treat the esthetic problem due to a deviation of jaw. On the basis of clinical and radiographic examinations, she was diagnosed as hemifacial microsomia. First, costochondral graft was performed to bridge the defect between glenoid fossa and body of mandible. After 11 months,. Patient was performed a Lefort I osteotomy and bilateral intraoral sagittal split ramus osteotomy to create a symmetric jaw. Patient was satiesfied with final esthetics and there have been no evidence of infection ill now.

Keyword

Hemifacial Microsomia; Lefort I osteotomy; Bilateral intraoral sagittal split ramus osteotomy

MeSH Terms

Esthetics
Female
Goldenhar Syndrome*
Humans
Jaw
Mandible
Osteotomy
Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus
Transplants