Do I need jaw surgery, or would chin implant/genioplasty be sufficient? (photos)

Hello, thank you for your question. Chin implant would produce a very nice change for you and improve facial balance. Liposuction under the chin may help as well. I recommend you to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon.

You do appear to be a good candidate for chin augmentation. A chin implant is the much less invasive option of the two you listed. This surgery can be performed using local anesthesia and an incision inside the mouth in most cases, to eliminate visible scarring afterward. Sliding genioplasty...

Thank you for your question. Depending on the material of the chin implant, the relationship with soft tissues and bone will be different. Silicone implants produce a capsule which is typically smooth and can lead to gliding of the soft tissues down, so after removal of implants it is...

In your case a sliding genioplasty is a more desirable procedure because it can decrease your vertical height while giving you forward advancement.The ability to reduce the vertical height is the single indication making the sliding genioplasty a better procedure.Talk to some oral surgeons or ...

A true custom jaw implant requires a 3D CT scan of the patient. There is no x-ray substitute for a 3D CT scan that can be used including regular x-rays or MRIs. The only other option is to choose from a library of custom jawline implant designs that have been made for other patients which can w...

There is not an anatomic or biologic limit as to how many times a chin implant can be revised or replaced. A year or two apart is not really a short period of time surgically. The key question now is what are you going to do, based on what has been learned from your prior surgeries, to make the...