I got a sliding genioplasty just over 2 months ago. I have got full sensation back in my lip but have been left with a very crooked lip.my surgeon placed a gortex strip between my lower lip and chin to reduce the fold/crease. It is much higher and stiffer on the right hand side. There also seems to be more scar tissue on the raised side. Is this permenant or can it be corrected? Any information would be much appreciated!
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Thank you for your question.In order to determine whether you've got an underbite, I would need to see your occlusion. Looking at your profile view, you've certainly got a small chin (microgenia) which sits posteriorly (retrognathia).Assumimg that you have a normal occlusion or did not wish to...
You have hyper dynamic chin ptosis, meaning the soft tissue chin pad pulls down over the bone when you smile. This problem can be improved by a submental chin reduction procedure where this relative excess of soft tissue can be removed.
A rhinoplasty would correct the minor asymmetries of your nose which could be balanced by giving you a fuller better projecting chin with either a small implant or a sliding genioplasty in which the chin bone is actually cut, advanced forward and then plated.
