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Can screws be taken out out after sliding genioplasty without cutting the mentalist muscles again?

Fishsticks1234Apr 27, 2024
If you are allowed to take the screws out after sliding genioplasty, can this be done without cutting the mentalis muscles again? Do you have to wear the headband again? Do you have to go under general anesthesia again? Will there be as much swelling?

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