Surgical management of the acromegalic face: Could the aesthetic improvement of the face influence the patient's QoL? Combined surgical approach
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Andrea Cassoni; Resi Pucci; Paolo Priore; Maria Teresa Fadda; Valentino Valentini
- Source
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp - (2020)
- Subject
- Acromegaly
Orthognathic surgery
Partial glossectomy
Rhinoplasty
Surgery
RD1-811
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-5419
Acromegaly is a chronic and progressive disease related to a disorder of growth hormone production. It may present with a variety of clinical signs and a dento-facial deformity and this results in a loss of self-esteem and a reduction of Quality of Life. Presentation of case: A 38-years–old male patient, affected by acromegaly with class III malocclusion, noticeable nose deformity and macroglossia was treated. Bi-maxillary orthognathic surgery and partial glossectomy have been performed in one-step surgey. Open rhinoplasty was done in a second step. Both dento-skeletal class III and restoration of the facial appearance have been solved. Dento-skeletal class III was completly solved together with the restoration of the facial appearance and the patient satisfaction has been achieved. Conclusions: This case report describes the successful and stable treatment of an adult patient affected by acromegaly.