Bone genioplasty for jaw deformity is a plastic surgery procedure used to reshape the bone structure of the jaw.
What is Genioplasty?
Genioplasty for jaw deformity is an invasive plastic surgery procedure to correct the bony parts of the jaw by osteotomy (cutting the bone). The most common technique is a horizontal osteotomy. The jaw consists of the lower jaw (mandible) and the most prominent part of the jaw is called the pogonion.
In bone genioplasty for chin deformity, a plastic surgeon will modify and adjust this area to create the desired chin and jawline aesthetics using cephalometry. Unlike alloplastic chin implants or soft tissue fillers, this procedure fundamentally alters the bone.
This technique can be used for severe jaw deformities, plastic and reconstructive surgeries. Chin augmentation procedure is often combined with other surgical procedures such as rhinoplasty, liposuction or a neck lift to further enhance facial aesthetics.
What cosmetic problems can Genioplasty treat?
Jaw shape and size: The changes made directly to the jawbone and soft tissues in bone genioplasty for jaw deformity allow for significant changes in jaw shape and size.
Ideal candidate for Genioplasty
The ideal candidate for genioplasty has an excessively prominent chin requiring bone reduction, a chin that is too long or too short, a severely retracted chin with macrogenic, microgenic, retrogenic, transverse asymmetries or horizontal deformities. Genioplasty for chin deformity is not recommended for people with periodontal disease, lower lip protrusion, long teeth with short mandible height, or other root anomalies.
Genioplasty side effects
Possible side effects of genioplasty for jaw deformity include bleeding, infection, bone resorption, non-union of bone segments after osteotomy, and sensory changes due to facial nerve or inferior alveolar nerve damage.
What to expect from Genioplasty?
Osseous genioplasty is a procedure to reshape the bone structure of the jaw. Genioplasty for jaw deformity (mentoplasty) is a jaw augmentation procedure plastic surgery procedure used to correct various jaw deformities such as chin ptosis, microgenius, macrogenius or poor jaw position. This orthognathic surgery can create significant results for high rate of patient satisfaction, but carries a considerable risk of injury to the mental nerve causing permanent sensory changes.