RARE collection of medical papers on the chin given at the XII Congress of the French Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, under the presidency of J.Dautrey (Nancy, France, 1985). [CONTENTS]: Introduction - J.Levignac; Morphogenesis of the human chin - D.Ginisty; Recent Developments in biological research on the morphogenesis of the mandible - A.Petrovic & J. Stutzmann; The chin and its anatomical significance. The importance of postural phenomena - J.Levignac J.-C.Chalaye, J.-L.Heim; The place of the chin in the architecure of the face - J.Delaire, J.Mercier; Morphological anomalies of the chin (affecting the soft tissue) - P.-A.Diner, P.Oxeda, J.-M.Vaillant; Vascularization of the human chin - B.Richbourc; Minor and major deviations of the chin - possibilities of treatment and problems encountered - H.-P.Freihofer; The chin and the long face - methods of correction - L.-C.Merville; The chin in temperomandibular ankylosis - F.Souyris; Chin augmentations - G.Aiach; Reconstruction of the chin - A.Pasturel, J.-L.Cariou, P.Oxeda, P.-A.Diner, J.-M.Vaillant; Long-term results of genioplasty; The chin and the short face - J.Dautrey; Index. Contains many b&w plates. 250x195mm. 165 pages. Blue cloth Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover slightly stained and curved. Cover corners and spine edges rubbed. Spine edges bumped. Small stain on front inner cover and whitepage. [SUMMARY]: This rare collection of papers dealing with a variety of aspects of the chin, ranging from the morphological anomalies of the chin, to the chin in temperomandibular ankyosis, of interest to any serious plastic surgeon, is in good condition.