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Can I still get jaw surgery if I had a genioplasty?

Warmhearted429929Jul 31, 2022
I was unaware about jaw surgery, and I suffer from a severely recessed jaw and maxilla. I have a 6mm overbite at the age of 23. I was recommended jaw surgery at a young age, but my mother declined. I don't have any issues. My advancement was 10mm horizontal, but I think I want to decrease it down to 8mm due to tightness. Would a revision hurt my chances of getting jaw surgery in the future? I do not have a lot of money right now, so jaw surgery is something I would plan for in the future

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Dr. Alejo Villarreal, DDS
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Answered on Aug 10, 2022
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Shreya Krishna, BDS, MDS - Account Suspended

Greetings of the day!For a chin as receded as 2cm, a genioplasty does not suffice, you would need a formal lower jaw surgery. Lower jaw surgery is of various types, depending on indications and magnitude of the problem. Apart from choosing amongst the kind of lower jaw surgery, the other...

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Alejo Villarreal, DDS

Your assessment is interesting, especially when you talk about your cheeks. Your anteromedial cheek region is rather sunken in; thus, your zygomatic bone looks as apparent in your last picture. This effect will be more evident as you age and lose more or that youthful fat in the mid-face....

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Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired)

You have a positive facial appearance. You can review your lower jaw concerns with an OralMaxillofacial surgeon; and consider the midface contours as well/cheekbone balance.

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