Messi Marco, Luzi Michele, Consorti Giuseppe
Maxillofacial Surgery Unit.
Division of Neurosurgery, University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti" Umberto I, Ancona, Italy.
J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Jan;29(1):167-169. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004047.
Anterior plagiocephaly is a premature closing of unilateral coronal suture. This premature suture fusion causes a series of cranial asymmetry and alteration of the fronto-orbital region.The authors described a new surgical technique to correct the facial asymmetry that reduces the operative time and the possible complications.In a period between 2013and 2016, 12 children affected by nonsyndromic anterior plagiocephaly were treated with this new procedure.Clinical, cranial development, and absence of postoperative complication demonstrated that one-wing surgical bone correction is a useful and innovative technique.