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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2001;3:270.

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IN THEIR article, Drs Papel and Capone¹ present convincing evidence of another use for botulinum toxin A in the mentalis muscle. For many years, the mentalis has been weakened for "peau d'orange" chin caused by loss of the dermal collagen and subdermal fat that normally obscures the superficial musculoaponeurotic system attachments to the mental skin.

In the article by Papel and Capone,¹ subjects who developed mentalis dysfunction following augmentation genioplasty and/or revision were treated and observed for some years following their surgical procedures. Twenty units of botulinum toxin A was injected into the mentalis in all 3 subjects with similar positive aesthetic results that lasted 4 months. All subjects were pleased with the results.

Figure 1 of the Papel and Capone article¹ shows a typical mentalis overaction. The posttreatment photograph is not available for this subject. Figure 3 shows a smooth chin with cocontraction of risorius and a very nice . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Botulinum Toxin A for Mentalis Muscle Dysfunction
Ira D. Papel and Randolph B. Capone
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