Correction of the ptotic chin

From Volume 30, Issue 3, April 2003 | Pages 132-134

Authors

Hugh Devlin

BDS, BSc, MSc, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry, University Dental Hospital of Manchester.

Articles by Hugh Devlin

Richard E. Lloyd

FDS RCS, FRCS

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, University Dental Hospital of Manchester.

Articles by Richard E. Lloyd

Abstract

Where there is extensive stripping of the mentalis muscle from the mandible during vestibuloplasty procedures the chin tissues often become lax and droop, giving an unsightly ptotic defect. If this soft-tissue defect is combined with excessive chin tissue an excisional surgical procedure is required. This article describes a surgical procedure to produce an acceptable chin profile.

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