Am I a good candidate for Sliding Genioplasty? (Photo)

A sliding genioplasty is a solely cosmetic procedure that will balance your lower face. It will provide the added horizontal projection that you are lacking. The submental lipectomy will provide improved contour and definition the the jawline. I would recommend both procedures be performed simultaneously. Your bite is unchanged and you can eat a normal diet the next day. The procedure is performed in the office with sedation anesthesia. Most young people return to work within 5 days.

Although you appear to be a good candidate for jaw surgery, a genioplasty could add balance and improve the appearance of your chin and jaw. However, there is a limit to how much you can advance the chin segment. With that, you may also benefit from jawline liposculpting and submental liposuction. These both would add contour and definition to your chin and jawline, better harmonizing your profile,

A sliding genioplasty is also the same as jaw surgery, and is performed by an oral surgeon in a hospital setting with an overnight stay at The hospital. This procedure is usually performed when the teeth are significantly out of alignment. Placement of a chin implant can cosmetically augment the chin forward for better facial balance and proportions. The submental lipectomy that you're referring to would involve a surgical neck lift, since most of the fat in your neck is located below the platysma muscle. There is also fat deposits located above your platysma muscle. A platysma plasty is also performed once both compartments of fat been removed above and below the muscle itself. The platysma plasty significantly improves the jawline.