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Abstract
Progressive hemifacial atrophy (Romberg's disease) manifests variable involvement of the skin, soft tissue and underlying cranio-facial skeleton. Significant bony deformation has been identified in those patients with early onset disease, the result of factors both intrinsic to the disease process and secondary to the abnormal environment in which the skeleton develops (functional matrix). Treatment demands combined osteotomy and augmentation of the skeleton in concert with conventional approaches to soft tissue correction.
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Publication history
Accepted:
June 24,
1992
Received:
July 25,
1991
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© 1993 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc.