I consulted a dermatologist for hypertrophic popular scarring on chin. She suggested RF ablation on skin in chin area . I also want to undergo augmentation genioplasty for recessed short chin. What should be the correct sequence of these two procedures as skin is supposed to naturally stretch after genioplasty.
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Dear Vivid,
Thank you for your pictures. It appears that your chin is a bit prominent. I'm a little suspicious that your lower jaw is factors into this as well. If you just want to focus on the chin, then a slight reduction with a sliding genioplasty would help. They're also needs to be...
The term genioplasty or chin surgery is frequently used interchangeably with “chin relocation. Through an operation named genioplasty, a portion of the chin bones is taken out and a chin reshaping process is arranged to fix them. When an individual’s chin sits too far in front or back, the tre...
Small screws after genioplasty are very rarely removed; it has to be a good reason like visible, palpable deformity, which is very rare with that size of screw? However, if needed, removal should be done using already existing incision/scar inside the mouth or underneath the chin. In that case ...
