I just had orthognatic surgery it helped, but not fully my chin is still short and I'm going to need sliding genioplasty. I'm just worried about getting numb in my lower lip and chin again. How long after having orthognatic surgery should I wait to have genioplasty? Is their a risk for permanent numbness increase if you've damaged the nerve before? Can i have the incision under my chin?
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Answer: Chin incisions
Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
It depends on what you are going for! But a genioplasty is more versatile and allows us to move the chin to whichever position we want. It can be an advancement or a reduction. This procedure is very common at our practice, and will last the rest of your life, which is another one of its many...
A genioplasty would be able to get you more projection and help to fix some of the asymmetry in your lower face. Moving your chin slightly forward and down would improve your overall facial balance, especially from the profile. An added benefit would be elongating your jawline and tightening...
Obviously doing your research is super important. Are you happy with the genioplasty result, aside from the current situation? It is definitely something that can be improved. A scar revision will help to release some of the tightness, and if needed, a V-Y procedure can be done to further assist...