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When Will I Be Happy with my Sliding Genioplasty??

asked 1 year ago by realselfgg
Latest answer by Thomas A Lamperti, MD
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Tags: 1 month post-op, unhappy, wide

I had this procedure done a few weeks ago (3.5 weeks) and so far I am very unhappy with the results. I'm getting depressed over the way I looked and I wish I could go back in time and not have done this procedure to myself. My lower face now looks huge and I have gotten fat below my neck which I never had before. Plus my lower lip has this weird look and it is also smaller than my upper lip.

2 answers to When Will I Be Happy with my Sliding Genioplasty??

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Unhappy with sliding genioplasty.

Even at almost 4 weeks post-op, you still have swelling, and gravity makes this tissue fluid go to your neck. (It isn't fat, it's swelling!) Sliding genioplasty is actually cutting and plating and screwing the bone into its new position, so the bone heals just like a facial or mandibular fracture (just the surgical saw kind). This has just begun to knit up and heal, and the periosteum injury and healing process can take months to completely settle and resolve. (We see the same thing... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Sliding genioplasty concerns

You'll have significant swelling in the area of you lower face even 3.5 weeks after sliding genioplasty surgery. I would give it time before assessing your final result.
Thomas A Lamperti, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drlamperti.com

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