MANAGEMENT OF AN EXTENSIVE CERVICOFACIAL LYMPHOVENOUS MALFORMATION OFTHE MAXILLOFACIAL REGION

The operative approach to extensive vascular anomalies of the maxillof acial region with significant skeletal involvement demands considerabl e preoperative planning and orthodontic intervention guided by a creat ive surgical design. A case of a 17-year-old male with a middle and lo wer face lymphovenous malformation, requiring a complex orthodontic an d surgical approach, is reported here. Details regarding the preoperat ive examination, orthodontic maneuvering, and the surgical procedures are given. An overview of the classification and clinical implications of craniofacial vascular anomalies is also presented.