Is Nerve Damage a Potential Risk in Chin Reduction Surgery?

Facial Nerve Damage from Rhinoplasty (Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery, Dr Young Bellevue) and Chin Reduction Surgery (Philip Young MD, Bellevue, WA) is extremely rare.
From Rhinoplasty, Facial Nerve Damage would be something that you could report in the literature because it is extremely rare. I have never heard of that ever. So your worry about Rhinoplasty causing that should be lessened. Chin Reduction surgery is a viable concern. When you do this type of surgery, you have to elevate the chin area. Superficial to this elevation, you do have nerve fibers from the facial nerve that traverse this area. If one were not in the right plane you could damage this nerve although this is still pretty rare. Also with Chin reduction surgery, you need to tailor the skin envelope to accomodate the smaller chin after reducing the bone volume. this tailoring can injure the nerve.
One thing to remember is that, at that point you are dealing with end fibers of the facial nerve and likely regeneration will occur without any effects if it were to happen. But more laterally when you do your reduction you need to be careful to stay in the right planes. That might be too much information. In general, the risk of facial nerve damage from either procedure is extremely rare!
I hope that helps.

Nerve damage is a risk. With a skilled surgeon that knows the anatomy of this area it is a minimal risks though with this procedure. The nerves run in a typical course and we are able to avoid them readily. Rhinoplasty along with chin surgery is a great combo as the have a complimentary effect. I think you are going to be very happy.Hope this helps.Best of luck,DrC

One of the risks of chin reduction surgery is numbness of the lower lip. This is a result of nerve injury to the "mental nerve". However, please know that the overall chance is low, and you should discuss this thoroughly with your surgeon.