Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1432-1437 , June 2010

Transverse Reduction Genioplasty to Reduce Width of the Chin: Indications, Technique, and Results

  • Sina Uckan, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Uckan: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Başkent University, 11 Sokak No. 26, Bahcelievler, 06490 Ankara, Turkey
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  • Sıdıka Soydan, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Firdevs Veziroglu, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Ayca Arman Ozcırpıcı

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey

References 

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  2. Sullivan SM, Fonseca RJ. Genial procedures. In: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. (ed 1). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2000;p. 403–415
  3. Zide BM, Warren SM, Spector JA. Chin surgery IV: The large chin-key parameters for successful chin reduction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007;120:530
  4. Park S, Noh JH. Importance of the chin in lower facial contour: Narrowing genioplasty to achieve a feminine and slim lower face. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008;122:261
  5. Ward JL, Garri JI, Wolfe AS. The osseous genioplasty. Clin Plast Surg. 2007;34:485

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.09.103

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1432-1437 , June 2010

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