I had 8mm sliding genioplasty 3 years ago. I’m badly suffering from persistent tightness and discomfort. I plan on having a 4mm sliding genioplasty reversal ( half way back ) to see if symptoms improve. I was told this will cause sagging tissue in the chin and neck and my breathing would be affected because the air way wouldn’t be as open and it would cause sleep apnea when I get older. Is this true?
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100% of people have facial asymmetry as the norm. The human mind is accustomed to seeing facial asymmetry as normal and for that reason seeing a purely symmetrical face has an awkward strange and abnormal look. You can look at computer-generated symmetrical faces with a simple Internet search...
The tightness from a sliding genioplasty, which is almost always centered around the deep labiomental fold area, is scar contracture into the bony step off. This can be improved by one of two surgical techniques, 1) bony step off release and interpositional dermal-fat grafting, or 2) subtotal vs...
To achieve a better side profile jawline, the combination of a sliding genioplasty and jaw angle implants is needed. Both the chin and jaw angles show some under rotation of the lower jaw.
