Can a sliding genioplasty widen jawline?

Wisdom teeth is often covered by insurance, while a cosmetic procedure like a chin augmentation, is not. It might not save you money, but it would be one recovery rather than two. There are different ways to augment the chin, but with the right surgeon, they could be done at the same time.

With the orientation of your lower jaw on a steep angle, jaw surgery is the best way to correct that. It is more of a recovery, so if the ortho is able to fix the bite sufficiently, doing a genioplasty and mandibular angle implants would correct the jawline. If you have a gummy smile at all, or...

It is hard to say without feeling the chin and the soft tissue, and if I am interpreting correctly the last pics non-smiling are you b/a the procedures...It is probably in part a soft tissue problem, but the soft tissue follows the hard tissue. I would think reducing a strip in the middle,...

It is safe to reverse a genioplasty at 3 months, and is often easier because the bone has not fully healed yet. Most of the swelling should also be gone at 3 months, so if you are unhappy with the advancement, it most likely will not improve. If you are considering having surgery again, make...

Depending on the location, it can be done under local. It also depends on how long the hardware has been there. Bone tends to grow over them when healing, and that will involve some drilling/shaving of the bone to remove them. If you are looking for a total removal of the hardware, it may be...

Most of the swelling comes on fast (peaks at day 3) and then reduces to 80% by 2 weeks, another 10% in another 2 weeks (90% at week 4), and the last 10% over a couple of months. Most people don't notice that last 10%, so you would notice most of your outcome within a month. I would also...