I have a severely recessed chin and retrognathia. I don't want to do a double jaw surgery and years of braces, as recommended by my orthodontist. I am absolutely fine with my dental profile and just wish to have my chin project forwards, cosmetically. I am just curious to know if I would be disqualified as a chin implant candidate because of my recessed jaw and slight overbite. If I could have one, could a very large implant which would probably be used in my case cause any problems?
January 5, 2023
Answer: Chin surgery Your chin is recessive and short in height. I would recommend a vertically lengthening genioplasty with advancement. No braces or double jaw surgery is required. The genioplasty is done in the office with intravenous anesthesia and does not change or affect your bite.
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January 5, 2023
Answer: Chin surgery Your chin is recessive and short in height. I would recommend a vertically lengthening genioplasty with advancement. No braces or double jaw surgery is required. The genioplasty is done in the office with intravenous anesthesia and does not change or affect your bite.
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December 15, 2022
Answer: Chin implant Making a proper assessment of someone’s mandible can be a bit complex and isn’t always straightforward. In your case the body of your mandible is small and lacks projection. That’s why you’ll have the dental overbite occlusion and I’m profile pictures you see your upper lip has significant more forward projection than your lower lip. The relationship between your upper and lower lip is a direct reflection of your dental occlusion. At the same time if your mentalis or Chinn projects quite strongly. On your profile picture do you see a socket or a deep fold between your chin and lower lip. Do you have sufficient projection of your chin but not of the body of your mandible. The area where you need your mandible to be bigger is behind your teeth not in front of your teeth. Your chin could use vertical height but not forward projection. Forward projection will give you a witch his chin and it will worsen the labiomental fold. I highly recommend you consult with oral surgeons or plastic surgeons who have a craniofacial fellowship training. Do you need a really comprehensive assessment of the relationship between your mandible and your maxilla and you need to understand all of the different aspects to an accurate and comprehensive assessment and understand all treatment options. Most likely a jaw advancement is the correct procedure for you. If you go to providers who don’t do that operation then they may steer you towards doing chin surgery only. If you go to providers who don’t do that operation then they may steer you towards doing chin surgery only. I don’t think he would be happy with the outcome of just doing a chin augmentation. It’s a good idea to schedule multiple consultations. When you start hearing consistent recommendations then you know you’re getting close to finding the right provider. You can consult for plastic surgeons but in your case I think providers who don’t do jaw advancement surgery should probably not be involved. Regardless of what procedure you choose you should be in the hands of someone who can offer all different surgical options I think you’re an excellent candidate and should be able to have a nice result. Start scheduling in person consultations and see how it goes. When in doubt slow down and schedule more consultations. You don’t have to have surgery with the first person you meet. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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December 15, 2022
Answer: Chin implant Making a proper assessment of someone’s mandible can be a bit complex and isn’t always straightforward. In your case the body of your mandible is small and lacks projection. That’s why you’ll have the dental overbite occlusion and I’m profile pictures you see your upper lip has significant more forward projection than your lower lip. The relationship between your upper and lower lip is a direct reflection of your dental occlusion. At the same time if your mentalis or Chinn projects quite strongly. On your profile picture do you see a socket or a deep fold between your chin and lower lip. Do you have sufficient projection of your chin but not of the body of your mandible. The area where you need your mandible to be bigger is behind your teeth not in front of your teeth. Your chin could use vertical height but not forward projection. Forward projection will give you a witch his chin and it will worsen the labiomental fold. I highly recommend you consult with oral surgeons or plastic surgeons who have a craniofacial fellowship training. Do you need a really comprehensive assessment of the relationship between your mandible and your maxilla and you need to understand all of the different aspects to an accurate and comprehensive assessment and understand all treatment options. Most likely a jaw advancement is the correct procedure for you. If you go to providers who don’t do that operation then they may steer you towards doing chin surgery only. If you go to providers who don’t do that operation then they may steer you towards doing chin surgery only. I don’t think he would be happy with the outcome of just doing a chin augmentation. It’s a good idea to schedule multiple consultations. When you start hearing consistent recommendations then you know you’re getting close to finding the right provider. You can consult for plastic surgeons but in your case I think providers who don’t do jaw advancement surgery should probably not be involved. Regardless of what procedure you choose you should be in the hands of someone who can offer all different surgical options I think you’re an excellent candidate and should be able to have a nice result. Start scheduling in person consultations and see how it goes. When in doubt slow down and schedule more consultations. You don’t have to have surgery with the first person you meet. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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