著者

小島 拓 芳澤 享子 小野 由起子 倉部 華奈 加納 浩之 齊藤 力 小林 正治

出版者

特定非営利活動法人 日本顎変形症学会

雑誌

日本顎変形症学会雑誌 (ISSN:09167048)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.25, no.3, pp.234-240, 2015-08-15 (Released:2015-09-12)

参考文献数

21

被引用文献数

3

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We present three cases in whom mental disorders appeared after orthognathic surgery.The first case was a 35-year-old female who had a history of depression. After the operation, a manic state appeared and she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Her medicine was changed from an antidepressant to a mood stabilizer, after which her mental condition stabilized.The second case was a 34-year-old male. He could not accept the appearance of his postoperative face, and it took about three months for him to finally accept his new appearance.The final case was a 37-year-old female. She could not accept the appearance of her postoperative face because it was not what she had expected. She began to complain about her face and became depressive, and was finally diagnosed with major depressive disorder. After administration of an antidepressant, her mental condition gradually improved.We must take into consideration the possibility that patients will develop mental disorders after orthognathic surgery, and adequate explanation and patient assessment before the operation are therefore important.

著者

小島 拓 長谷部 大地 加藤 祐介 倉部 華奈 船山 昭典 新美 奏恵 加納 浩之 齊藤 力 小林 正治

出版者

特定非営利活動法人 日本顎変形症学会

雑誌

日本顎変形症学会雑誌 (ISSN:09167048)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.26, no.3, pp.237-242, 2016-08-15 (Released:2016-09-14)

参考文献数

22

被引用文献数

2 2

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Peripheral facial nerve palsy following orthognathic surgery is a rare complication. We discuss the incidence of this complication, its possible causes, subsequent treatment and ultimate outcomes.A total of 910 patients underwent orthognathic surgery in our department during the period from 2001 to 2015. Five (0.55%) of those patients had peripheral facial nerve palsy postoperatively. The postoperative day when facial nerve palsy occurred ranged from day 1 to day 13. All of the cases were unilateral and included lip motility disturbance, difficulty in closing the eyes and inability to wrinkle the forehead. All of the patients received medication with an adrenocortical steroid and vitamin B12. Stellate ganglion block and physical therapy were also used for the patients who had moderate to severe facial nerve palsy. Complete recovery was achieved in all but one of the patients, in whom slight palsy remained. There were several possible causes of facial nerve palsy including abnormal bleeding, postoperative swelling, and handling of operating instruments.In conclusion, peripheral facial nerve palsy after orthognathic surgery is relatively rare. If it occurs, however, complete recovery can be expected in most cases.