A year ago, I had orthognathic surgery on my lower jaw to improve my severe overbite opted to get the genioplasty with it. While my bite is better, I feel like it looks very unbalanced and awkward compared to the rest of my face. I'm especially unhappy with how it looks in profile. Im not sure, but I feel like all of the scar tissue that developed contributes to how strange my bottom lip looks. I'm wondering what can I do to achieve a softer, more natural look?
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Answer: How can I improve my unnatural look after orthognathic surgery and genioplasty?
It is reasonable to be apprehensive about the procedure. I've performed the procedure on my patients under both general anesthesia and under local anesthesia. It is an area that can be easily blocked or numbed with lidocaine. As far as after surgery, most of my patients take a mild pain...
Flaring of the angle of the mandible is often seen in the Asian population.. An introral shave reduction of the angle of the jaw will narrow your face very much like the computer simulation which you have made.Michael Eisemann M.D.Americal Board of Plastic SurgeryAmerical Board of Facial ...
These chin fasciculations or wrinkles are classic signs of a short chin and lower lip incompetence. Unless you are prepared to do a chin augmentation procedure, preferably by a siding genioplasty, there is no permanent change you can make to them.h
