Chapter
4:
Facial
Bipartition
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Chapter
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Encephalocele
Facial Bipartition
Orbital Reconstruction
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The surgical technique of facial bipartition
involves vertical splitting or separation of the facial skeleton into
two segments. The procedure has been used to successfully correct
hypertelorism with widening and leveling of the lower maxilla. The
facial bipartition concept can also be designed to provide a facial
advancement in addition to enlargement of the maxilla and medial
rotation of the orbits. This procedure offers new possibilities and can
be applied to correct a number of deformities in various syndromes in a
one-stage procedure. With appropriate indications and careful technique,
this procedure can produce dramatic results.
The Tennessee Craniofacial
Center, part of the Erlanger Health System, is located in Chattanooga,
Tennessee. The Center, led Larry A. Sargent, M.D., specializes in the
evaluation and treatment of patients of all ages with craniofacial deformities.
Location:
975 East Third Street. Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403
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