Prolene mesh mentoplasty

Ilhan A. E., Kayabasoglu G., Kazikdas K. C., Goksel A.

EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY, cilt.268, sa.4, ss.585-589, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 268 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00405-010-1379-8
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.585-589
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Augmentation mentoplasty is a cosmetic surgical procedure to correct chin retrusion or microgenia which usually requires placement of an alloplastic material over the pogonion, and which results in increased chin projection and a more aesthetically balanced facial profile. Polypropylene mesh is easy to purchase, widely available in a general hospital and most commonly used by general surgeons. In this series of 192 patients, we wanted to demonstrate our simple mentoplasty technique using prolene mesh that can easily be combined with a rhinoplasty procedure, with possible causes of infection and the rationale for using prolene mesh in such procedures.