Am I a good candidate for genioplasty? (Photo)
33, caucasian, 1.78 meter, 75 kilograms
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33, caucasian, 1.78 meter, 75 kilograms
You probably have prominence due to the mandible having a boney structure that projects your soft tissue. You would likely need to some kind of reduction genioplasty (boney chin surgery). You would consult a plastic surgeon that does genioplasty as part of their practice or a maxillofacial...
+2 answersFirstly, it is harder to give you the best advice without any pictures of your neck and chin. That being said, I would have recommended a genioplasty first. This procedure tightens and stretches the skin under the chin and jawline. Once that was healed, if you still wanted a neck lift, it could...
+3 answersIt should be possible, but it would be a large advancement; around 12mm. With a movement that big, we may end up using some bone grafts to help fill in the gap (we typically do not use any for under 10mm). It sounds like you have done some research which is good. You may also be a candidate for...
+3 answersYou appear to be a candidate for jaw surgery. The asymmetry in your face is due to your lower jaw swinging out to your right side. Your chin is also short, which means your lower jaw did not grow far enough forward. Jaw surgery is a major procedure, but would fix the asymmetry in your chin and...
+1 answersA genioplasty is performed by an oral surgeon under general anesthesia in a hospital setting with an overnight stay in the hospital, and is much more invasive. If you're looking for just cosmetic improvement, a chin implant can be placed under local anesthesia is an outpatient procedure which...
+2 answersUnfortunately your question can be answered only on the basis of in person evaluation. Vertical chin reduction can be done either with shaving off small amount of bone or, more aggressively, by taking a strip of bone by means of genioplasty. In person consultation with a surgeon who performed...
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