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Case Report

Patient-Specific Implant for Residual Facial Asymmetry Following Orthognathic Surgery in Unilateral Craniofacial Microsomia

by
Femke Staal
*,
Britt Pluijmers
,
Eppo Wolvius
and
Maarten Koudstaal
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Sophia's Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Craniomaxillofac. Trauma Reconstr. 2016, 9(3), 264-267; https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1581061
Submission received: 3 October 2015 / Revised: 4 October 2015 / Accepted: 4 October 2015 / Published: 28 March 2016

Abstract

Craniofacial microsomia (CFM) is a congenital anomaly with a variable phenotype. The most prominent feature of CFM is a predominantly unilateral hypoplasia of the mandible, leading to facial asymmetry. Even after correction of the midline, there is often a remaining hard- and soft-tissue deficiency over the body of the mandible and cheek on the affected side. This clinical report describes the skeletal augmentation of the mandible with a patient-specific implant to treat residual facial asymmetry in two female patients with unilateral CFM. Good aesthetic results were achieved in both patients treated with either a Medpor or polyetheretherketone implant without complications after a follow-up time of 55 and 30 months, respectively.
Keywords: facial asymmetry; patient-specific implant; alloplastic implants; unilateral craniofacial microsomia; reconstruction facial asymmetry; patient-specific implant; alloplastic implants; unilateral craniofacial microsomia; reconstruction

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Staal, F.; Pluijmers, B.; Wolvius, E.; Koudstaal, M. Patient-Specific Implant for Residual Facial Asymmetry Following Orthognathic Surgery in Unilateral Craniofacial Microsomia. Craniomaxillofac. Trauma Reconstr. 2016, 9, 264-267. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1581061

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Staal F, Pluijmers B, Wolvius E, Koudstaal M. Patient-Specific Implant for Residual Facial Asymmetry Following Orthognathic Surgery in Unilateral Craniofacial Microsomia. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2016; 9(3):264-267. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1581061

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Staal, Femke, Britt Pluijmers, Eppo Wolvius, and Maarten Koudstaal. 2016. "Patient-Specific Implant for Residual Facial Asymmetry Following Orthognathic Surgery in Unilateral Craniofacial Microsomia" Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction 9, no. 3: 264-267. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1581061

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Staal, F., Pluijmers, B., Wolvius, E., & Koudstaal, M. (2016). Patient-Specific Implant for Residual Facial Asymmetry Following Orthognathic Surgery in Unilateral Craniofacial Microsomia. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, 9(3), 264-267. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1581061

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