안모비대칭의 진단 및 처치

Diagnosis and treatment of facial asymmetry

In some individuals, facial asymmetry appears conspicuously and it causes esthetic problem with other several symptoms. It has been long that the authors have introduced the classifications and diagnostic methods of facial asymmetry. In this report, we will introduce more developed diagnostic method in two viewpoints. First, in diagnosis of facial asymmetry, we added the concept of mandibular independent growth unit, and studied that which unit tends to cause the jaw deformity. Second, we present improved three-dimensional diagnostic method for systemize spatial problem. Several surgical cases which are applicated by this diagnostic method will be also presented. Such cases will show the necessity of treatment on the etiopathogenic area.