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Chin AugmentationAn Important Adjunctive Procedure to Rhinoplasty
LTC Kweon I. Stambaugh, MC
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118(7):682-686.
Abstract
• Augmentation mentoplasty is a cosmetic procedure designed specifically to supplement deficient fullness of the mental area. Patients seeking care from rhinoplastic surgeons for nasal corrective procedures may not be aware of a deficiency, which is the most common abnormality in this area. Complete evaluation of the full facial profile, which should be performed in all potential rhinoplasty patients, identifies such abnormalities. The general concepts of preoperative evaluation, corrective options available, including make of implant materials, and complications are discussed. Patients with mild to moderate microgenia can be simply corrected by augmentation mentoplasty to balance the facial profile. The most common method of adding fullness in the chin area is use of an implantable material. This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the available materials.
(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118:682-686)
Author Affiliations
USA
From the Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication November 7, 1991.
The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author and are not to be construed as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.
Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200 (Dr Stambaugh).
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