Macrostomia: A Review of Evolution of Surgical Techniques

• Main Authors: Srikanth Gunturu (Author), Ranganadh Nallamothu (Author), Rama Mohan Kodali (Author), Koteswara Rao Nadella (Author), Leela Krishna Guttikonda (Author), Vijayalakshmi Uppaluru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Macrostomia is a congenital deformity resulting from failure of fusion of maxillary and mandibular process. It is a rare congenital deformity with an incidence of 1 in 60,000 to 1 in 300,000 live births. Transverse facial clefts are more common on right side of face in unilateral cases. Males are mo...