I have always been insecure about my chin length and shape. Wondering what my options are? (Photo)

When the chin is advanced straight it will look like the face has been elongated. This often is desirable on patients who have short face. However, on patients who have a long middle portion of the face, which is not uncommon, it is essential to angle the cut in such a way that while the chin is...

The thickness of the bone is not as much of limiting factor in moving the chin as are the other effects that I will mention. The side portions of the bone segments are still in contact and the plate can hold the segments together until they heal even with a gap of 4-5 mm. The limiting factors or...

Your chin reduction is reversible. It could be done by either undoing the sliding genioplasty or putting in a chin implant for augmentation.It would make the most sense to just undo the osteotomy and put the bone back in its original place since the problem you now have is that the vertical...

Thank you for asking about your cleft chin.Without your parents' consent, you can't have any medical treatment under age 18.Surgery may not be satisfactory -If this is bothersome, ask one of your parents to go with you to a plastic surgeon.In-office release of tissue creating the indentation...

Double jaw surgery and either genioplasty or chin implant, depending on the prediction tracings. If after the jaws are advanced the chin still requires significant movement, a sliding genioplasty can sometimes leave a step deformity at the lower border of the jaw. This is where I would recommend...

If you have a class I occlusion, you do not need entire jaw advancement (BSSO).  A sliding genioplasty can be advanced over a centimeter as with a jumping genioplasty which advances the full thickness of the anterior mandible.   This can also shorten the face which might be...