J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.
2017 Feb;43(1):46-48. 10.5125/jkaoms.2017.43.1.46.
The postoperative trismus, nerve injury and secondary angle formation after partial masseter muscle resection combined with mandibular angle reduction: a case report
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. hanomfs@gmail.com
- 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2385070
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2017.43.1.46
Abstract
- A patient, who underwent partial masseter muscle resection and mandibular angle reduction at a plastic surgery clinic, visited this hospital with major complaints of trismus and dysesthesia. A secondary angle formation due to a wrong surgical method was observed via clinical and radiological examinations, and the patient complained of trismus due to the postoperative scars and muscular atrophy caused by the masseter muscle resection. The need for a masseter muscle resection in square jaw patients must be approached with caution. In addition, surgical techniques must be carefully selected in order to prevent complications, and obtain effective and satisfactory surgery results.
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