Jolande Ma, Yee Mon Aung, Timothy Manzie, Kai Cheng, Masako Dunn, Payal Mukherjee, Jonathan Clark
Adjunctive procedures, including autologous fat grafting and surgical debulking, may be required to optimise facial contours following maxillomandibular reconstruction. A standardised method for the quantitative analysis of volumetric change and the impact of restoration of facial symmetry on health-related quality of life remains unclear. We use two case studies to illustrate the value of a combination of objective 3-dimenmsional (3D) measurements, clinical assessments, and patient-reported outcomes, using the FACE-Q questionnaire to elucidate the benefits of adjunctive procedures...
August 3, 2023: British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery