Is Nerve Damage a Potential Risk in Chin Reduction Surgery?

I plan to have Rhinoplasty and Chin Redution surgery together but I am hesitant as I read that these surgeries may lead facial paralysis? How true is it?

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Jaw Reduction, is Botox a Permanent Solution?

About jaw reduction, is botox injection permanent or not? because some say yes and no. Also, about the masseter shaving, the surgical operation, what...

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Is It Possible to Have a Chin Reduction Without Altering Bone?

I have a slight cleft chin that looks good when my face is at rest, but projects too far when smiling. Is it possible to sculpt the soft tissue around...

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Revision Genioplasty and Nerve Damages?

Hi, I had a 5 mm advancement bony sliding genioplasty 4 weeks ago. The swelling is almost gone, but I noticed my chin is not symetric, it's like...

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Do I Need a Chin Reduction? (photo)

All my life I've heard that I have a "long" face and I hate it! I would really love to have a chin reduction where the bone is scupted instead of...

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I Have a Small Chin. I Want to Augment It but I Am Concerned with Bone Loss from Implants, Etc? (photo)

I am a 20 year old female. I have a square jaw which I love but my chin is very small. My frontal view of my face looks square as I do not have very...

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If Your Mental Nerve is Very Low on Your Chin Can You Still Have a Sliding Genioplasty?

I can fill with my fingers my mental nerve in my chin. I have a short chin vertically and the mental nerve feels as if it is almost at the bottom of...

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Sliding Genioplasty Titanium Plate Allergy Risk?

What is the risk of having an allergic reaction to the titanium plate used in the sliding genioplasty? I have heard of some people having an allergy...

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Nerve Damage Risks with Jaw Surgery?

One side of my jaw slightly sticks out more than the other. I would like this corrected, it's only the very edge of my jaw that would need...

Sliding Genioplasty Titanium Plate Risk?

With a sliding genioplasty I understand that you will have titanium placed in chin. While titanium is medically one of the safest metals, I have read...