Hi I am 30F 130ibs and 5”9. I want to improve my lower face and wanted to consider a genioplasty. My lower face feels quite heavy and lacking definition. I get Botox regularly and sometimes in my masseters too but I found I was getting jowls so haven’t got it in six months.
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Dear SouthernBird90,
In my professional opinion, you should not have your sliding genioplasty before your DJ S. It will skew your orthodontic analysis and facial analysis for your DJS. Additionally, the prior surgery would create scar tissue from that surgery that may hamper your DJS
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Dear Upup808,
Thank you for your picture,
Your chin looks long in the frontal view because it is recessive. Moving it forward it would give you better profile with increased projection and a better frontal view with a shorter balanced chin. It's require a sliding genioplasty with advancement....
Dear Genius422340,
Thank you for your pictures. In my opinion, I think that the sliding genioplasty would work well for you. I prefer that for my patients who need a straightforward advancement to achieve balance. Shannon plants work nicely here as well but I prefer to use the patient on tissue...