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Has bone erosion been observed in the years after a Sliding Genioplasty?

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bbex2014Jan 1, 2022

I am interested in getting a sliding genioplasty to fix my profile and am not interested in a chin implant. My question is, has bone erosion been observed in the years after a sliding genioplasty? If so, would this be from the plate and screw hardware?

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