Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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THE SOFT TISSUE CHANGES OF THE NASOLABIAL REGION AFTER MAXILLARY LE FORT I ADVANCEMENT OSTEOTOMY

상악골 Le Fort I 전진 골절단술후 비부의 연조직 변화

  • Park, Gwang-Bum (Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Biology Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Yeo, Hwan-Ho (Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Biology Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Su-Gwan (Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Biology Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Chosun University)
  • 박광범 (조선대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생물학연구소) ;
  • 여환호 (조선대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생물학연구소) ;
  • 김수관 (조선대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실, 구강생물학연구소)
  • Received : 1999.03.09
  • Accepted : 1999.06.04
  • Published : 1999.09.30
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Abstract

The nose, a striking features of the human face, is regarded by many clinicians as the keystone of facial esthetics. Clinically, as the treatment of a dentofacial deformity, the soft tissue changes that occurred normally with movement of the skeletal bases. Changes of the soft tissue in the maxillary orthognathic surgery are widening of alar base, elevated nasal tip and flattening of upper lip. In addition, soft tissue change is difficult to predict, it has considerable variability in the response of soft tissue. We reviewed patients who received Le Fort I advancement osteotomy in our department and analysed preoperative and postoperative alar base width, nasal height in clinical measurement and cephalometry and patient's satisfaction of postoperative nasal appearance.

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