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Facial Burn During Orthognathic Surgery: Case Report, Jessica C. Avelar, Marcio Jose De Campos, Raphaella Barcellos Fernandes, Sergio Luiz Da Mota Júnior, Marcelo Reis Fraga, Robert Willer Farinazzo Vitral

International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy

Despite the fact that the advances in surgical techniques have contributed to the reduction in the number of complications associated with orthognathic surgery, problems resulting from different phases of treatment, treatment planning, and postoperative period may occur. This paper presents a case of facial soft tissue lesion, burn in the lower lip region, in a patient with Class III malocclusion during orthognathic surgery. A 22-year, 3-month-old male patient with Class III malocclusion was burned in the paramedian region of the lower lip due to unnoticed overheating of the low-speed handpiece during sagittal osteotomy of the left mandibular ramus. The injury …