Should I opt for a sliding or chin augmentation? Can a chin augmentation give me a small vertical projection?

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I wanted to get a 2nd sliding genioplasty. There is 1 concern that i currently have, a sliding genioplasty made the chin look more pointy (I am a Male). My desire is to have a wider chin and projection My doctor has told me that we could use bio-oss to give the chin more width. But i have not found alot of topics on this or information. Should i opt for a sliding or chin augmentation? Can a chin augmentation give me a small vertical projection?

Timothy Osborn, MD · Answer

I think the crux of your question is how much more projection do you need? If more than a couple millimeters, often the best way to widen is with an implant, especially if you already had genioplasty. If your projection forward is where you want it, then I would re-do the genioplasty, keeping it in the same position antero-posterior, but making a vertical cut in the genioplasty and widening it (either with a graft-I recommend non-bovine material or a wedge that you can often get from the same area). It is not easy to do, but that is why the projection matters so much. And you can do a small vertical projection with an implant, I would just do it from the outside, under your chin. If you do it from the inside, especially when you have had a genioplasty is a setup for the implant to ride up toward your lip.

Michael P. Morrissette, DDS, FACS · Answer

In cases like this, I generally recommend a chin implant be placed to finalize the aesthetics. The implant can make the chin wider and/or add more projection as needed. I prefer to place the implant through a submental incision though I sometimes placed them through an intraoral incision.

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