For a recession chin, does a chin forward movement create a visually longer chin even though the actual chin length is the same as before ? If that is true, will it be necessary to design an angled cut in the operation to make the chin actually shorter but visually the same as before ? If that is the case, is there a correlation or calculation between the forward movement and the cut angle ? Thank you so much, Doctors.
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November 12, 2015
Answer: The Effects of Chin Advancement on the Facial Length
The thickness of the bone is not as much of limiting factor in moving the chin as are the other effects that I will mention. The side portions of the bone segments are still in contact and the plate can hold the segments together until they heal even with a gap of 4-5 mm. The limiting factors or...
Your chin reduction is reversible. It could be done by either undoing the sliding genioplasty or putting in a chin implant for augmentation.It would make the most sense to just undo the osteotomy and put the bone back in its original place since the problem you now have is that the vertical...
Thank you for asking about your cleft chin.Without your parents' consent, you can't have any medical treatment under age 18.Surgery may not be satisfactory -If this is bothersome, ask one of your parents to go with you to a plastic surgeon.In-office release of tissue creating the indentation...