Are both my jaws recessed or is it only the lower jaw? And how can I attain the second picture where I just hold my tongue up, is such a result possible? Thanks!
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Hi Catdreamer.
The chin segment appears to have been moved both forward and downward. So even if the forward movement was around 6 mm, the effective change would be greater because there was a shift downward as well.
Bony healing appears to be satisfactory. But there are a few points to note...
The two approaches to treating tightness and discomfort after a sliding genioplasty is either subtotal reversal or a soft tissue release with interpositional grafting. Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages. But a subtotal sliding genioplasty reversal is no more risky than the first...
The key is often the 'density'/thickness' of the skin/soft tissue. Male tissue has more fullness/structure so one would not expect that type of change. Risk of course has to be accepted, but that is reasonable
