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Is it okay to wear your retainer after a sliding genioplasty?

Fishsticks1234Mar 27, 2024
Will the motion of popping in and out your lower retainer affect healing or pull on chin muscle ? (Chin ptosis)?

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Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation)

You have a deficiency in both the mentalis and the body of the mandible. Both the chin and the main mandible are both lacking in sufficient size in comparison to the Maxilla. A chin, implant or sliding genioplasty, will only address the tip of the mandible or the mentalis or chin region. If you...

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You have a retruded chin and this is making your labiomental fold deep. You need to see a Maxillofacial surgeon who understands jaw relationships and who undertakes cosmetic facial plastic surgery. If you are planning to have any orthodontic treatment, this may include the need for jaw...

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Michael P. Morrissette, DDS, FACS

Based on the photos that you provided, I would recommend a chin advancement procedure to improve your lower facial balance. Either a genioplasty or chin implant is advisable.

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