I have had a lot of movement in my chin my whole life with the addition of a prominent muscle that moves when I speak or smile & has gotten worse. I have received Botox in my chin with poor results (made talking very laborious & affected my smile a few times). I am looking for a more permanent solution if there is one. I have noticed my chin fatigues greatly after talking/working all day. Would a genioplasty help? If this is my mentalis muscle, can this be resuspended?
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We can absolutely make both vertical and horizontal improvements during a genioplasty. Genioplasty is one of our top cosmetic procedures, and we generally perform 1-2 each week. Our office provides morph photo simulations of expected outcomes, so that both you and the provider are on the same...
I would need a CT scan of your jaw to give full recommendations. You will likely need a combination of chin reduction in the vertical dimension with slight advancement to create a deeper mentolabial fold. The soft tissue of the chin may need a reduction from a submental approach. The alignment...
You need to advance and decrease lower face height. The hard part is having a steep mandibular plane like yours, you are prone to having a bump at the junction of the osteotomy. If you do a long back cut by the 2nd bicuspids and go straight forward or even up a bit will help minimize it. I also...
