My big chin has always been an insecurity of mine and I thought that if I have to get surgery anyway, why not just add it on? Would doing this save me money? And is it wise to combine both, if its a simple procedure like burring the chin bone? I only want a little shaved off to reduce projection
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With the orientation of your lower jaw on a steep angle, jaw surgery is the best way to correct that. It is more of a recovery, so if the ortho is able to fix the bite sufficiently, doing a genioplasty and mandibular angle implants would correct the jawline. If you have a gummy smile at all, or...
It is hard to say without feeling the chin and the soft tissue, and if I am interpreting correctly the last pics non-smiling are you b/a the procedures...It is probably in part a soft tissue problem, but the soft tissue follows the hard tissue. I would think reducing a strip in the middle,...
It is safe to reverse a genioplasty at 3 months, and is often easier because the bone has not fully healed yet. Most of the swelling should also be gone at 3 months, so if you are unhappy with the advancement, it most likely will not improve. If you are considering having surgery again, make...