I had a genioplasty with upper jaw surgery. It reduced my chin 4 mm horizontally. It was immediately apparent after surgery that it was asymmetrical; excess bone juts out on the left side & juts in under the tongue area on the right. The result after swelling subsided is an entire chin that is off to the left. A still picture does not do it justice. I would really like to fix this asymmetry. I also would like to shape and reduce my chin vertically a bit. Would burring be a good option?
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The important question is how signifcant your underbite and of you are going to do anything with it. Since you have had orthodontcis twice my assumption is that your bite relationship is set and jaw advancement surgery is not on the table. Thus you can just focus on your chin. Your chin is...
It is prudent for you to avoid contact sports while healing from sliding genioplasty. It will take a couple months for the bones to heal. Getting hit in the face can cause damage to progress you have made.
You have been misinformed. It is unfortunate that since some doctors don't do chin implants that they berate them. I have placed over 300 chin implants with only 2-3 infections over 20 years. It is very safe and effective. I also perform genioplasty which is more complex,...