Satoh K ⚠ 동명이인 가능성

[OBJECTIVES] In aesthetic mandibular contouring surgery, which is often conducted in Asians, the operative procedure is thought to deliver a more aesthetic mandibular shape by means of contouring conducted as a whole from the ramus to the s…

The authors report a rare case of mandibular fracture caused by a flying object, discuss the mechanism of the fracture, and review the literature. The patient was a 40-year-old male soldier in the Self Defense Force (SDF). During a mock bat…

Le Fort III maxillary distraction osteogenesis using the RED system and advancement genioplasty was successfully performed for the midfacial retrusion and to eliminate severe snoring during sleep in a rare case of Hajdu Cheny syndrome. This…

Kölle's mandibular segmental osteotomy, with extraction of the bilateral first bicuspids, is often used in cases of mild mandibular prognathism. While mandibular prognathism is usually corrected by mandibular ramus osteotomy and the mandibl…

A square mandible is often indicated for operative correction in Orientals, whereas it is seldom regarded as requiring treatment in other races. A prominent mandibular angle is often corrected by resecting the angle. However, subjects with …

A simplified procedure of maxillary augmentation with a porous hydroxyapatite block graft in the anterior aspect of the maxillary parapiriformis area is described. This procedure is an alternative for maxillary advancement osteotomy and is …

We report a very rare case of congenital bilateral zygomatico-mandibular fusion with mandibular hypoplasia. Soon after birth, the patient underwent tracheotomy because of upper airway obstruction. At the age of one and a half years, reconst…

Although sagittal splitting ramus osteotomy is used widely for mandibular prognathism and even for that of a minor degree, a long duration of preoperative and postoperative orthodontic treatment is required. Conversely, mandibular segmental…

Operative procedures for reduction malar bone plasty were considered in our consecutive series of 28 Japanese cases. The patients consisted of 7 males and 21 females whose ages ranged from 21 to 57 years. The operative procedures used were …

Craniofacial surgery for craniosynostosis is now often performed, and many cases have been reported. Twinning among these cases is of particular interest. An extremely rare case of cranial reshaping of concordant dizygotic twins with trigon…

A new osteotomy for genioplasty, stepped osteotomy, is described. This osteotomy is a combination of horizontal and sagittal osteotomy of the mandibular symphysis. It consists of horizontal osteotomy at a distance of 3 to 4 mm below the ape…

We have attempted to change the two scar lines of bilateral cleft lip repair into one zigzag scar line. The prolabium is used to push up the columella and the nasal tip. The donor site of the prolabium is closed by transposition of the naso…

Reduction of the prominent zygomata is occasionally required in aesthetic surgery in Oriental patients. Two approaches to surgical exposure are commonly used; one is oral and the other is coronal. In addition, there are two basic surgical c…

To investigate the cutaneous artery in the popliteal region, cadaver dissections were performed on 16 lower limbs. Two types of the cutaneous vessel have been found. One is the direct cutaneous vessel from the popliteal vessels; the other i…

Two operative scar lines remain after bilateral cleft lip repair. A method has been devised in which the two scar lines are reduced into one. The characteristics of this method include (1) an inconspicuous scar, (2) elevation of the nasal t…