How do I fix this genioplasty? (photos)

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Ljs and genioplasty 6 months ago. Right away I could tell something was off. Looked droopy and bulbous. . Feels like the skin is hanging off the bone, when I eat or talk it tenses up to wear I feel the soft tissue is supposed to be. It's painful as the muscle feels exhausted from constantly tensing and rubbing either on the bone or plates and feels raw. Believe the mentalis muscle and fat pad have not been suspended properly. Surgeon thinks it looks great but I feel disfigured.

Timothy Osborn, MD · Answer

Unfortunately a revision might be the best option for you. Aside from the soft tissue issue, the chin itself looks uneven and tilted down more on one side. I would suggest another genioplasty, that will place your chin in the correct position, and possibly add some contouring to better shape your chin and jawline. Adjusting the placement of the chin will also help to tighten the skin and create more definition and less of the skin laxity.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Your mandible was severely undersized and it wasn’t just the front part of the mandible that was undersized the entire body was small. Without doing a job advancement simply doing a sliding genioplasty is going to have its inherent limitations.
Your situation was not an easy one to fix.
Follow up with your provider or have a few in person Second opinion consultations with other oral surgeons in your community.
Doctors go to medical school not magic school. 
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired) · Answer

The images suggest that the vertical height of the chin could be improved as well as the 'dips' just behind the chin along the jawline which make the chin look the way you describe. However the 'feeling' of tightness etc is not something that can be objectively reviewed. Talk to the surgeon about contour improvement

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