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notsureyet2015

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Jaw widening as a cosmetic goal?
« on: October 24, 2015, 07:22:08 AM »

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Re: Jaw widening as a cosmetic goal?
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2015, 08:56:14 AM »
I was thinking the exact same thing the other day.  I am looking to have jaw surgery for sleep apnea but Id also like to address my narrow chin (mandible).  How does one even get a wider mandible without implants?
The more I learn about the gamble that is jaw surgery the more afraid I become!!!   :-(

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Re: Jaw widening as a cosmetic goal?
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2015, 11:47:58 AM »
I believe a genioplasty can increase chin width, although it's not very commonly used. If the hardware used to secure the bone is placed laterally, then it will lead to a widening... I'm not sure this would be cosmetically pleasing though. Alternatively you can use bone grafts, harvested from another site such as the hip. You can bring the chin forward as with a standard genioplasty, then cut the osteotomy segment in half and move each laterally, leaving a gap for the placement of the harvested graft. I've never spoke to anyone who has had it done, but I hear it is possible.