Author Topic: Genioplasty / Jawline Implants / Chin-Wing Osteotomy for Jawline Definition.  (Read 642 times)

Charlie

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Hi All,

Basically my chin is weak, and my jawline is non existent, almost melting into my neck.

I've had liposuction which has helped slightly, but obviously hasn't touched any structural issues I may have.

Functionally my bite is good, I don't suffer with apnea etc, so this is coming from a purely aesthetic point of view.

Would a Genioplasty with Jawline Implants be a good solution here? Or even a Chin-Wing Osteotomy

Thanks in advance for any help!

Pre Lipo: https://imgur.com/a/vgl584U

Post Lipo: https://imgur.com/a/Iq6pKPG

kavan

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I've looked into your posting history and my responses to it. In general, your presentation initially threw me for a loop but I did crack your case and resolved it to the most applicable procedure for your case which stands to be the SOLUTION to your problem.

Makes perfect sense to me that SUPERFICIAL liposuction you pursued did very little to address your problem.

The things you mention here are UNLIKELY to solve your issue

I'm including here what I told you 4 years ago.

....your case would most likely resolves to a NECK EXPERT, a plastic surgeon conversant in correcting all the DEEP structures of the anterior triangle of the neck which include MORE structures than just the superficial fat pad and superficial platysma muscle. You could have fat very DEEP to the superficial fat pad in addition to multiple other anatomical structures DEEP to the neck that need to be altered or reconstructed to correct the salient AESTHETIC problem; OBTUSE cervicomental angle, and/or 'difficult neck' which is something in the venue of plastic surgeons very conversant in altering those structures. So there is probably MUCH more going on under chin/neck than would be corrected via a superficial fat pad being lipoed out and a chin implant being put in.

If you pursued what I mentioned above, you could get a genio (or chin implant) with that.

However, a genio alone, jaw implants or chin wing don't address the soft tissue structures very DEEP to the neck under the chin (and perhaps the hyphoid bone) that are presently obliterating seeing the lower jaw bone structure you already have. REMOVAL and RESTRUCTURING is needed to wrap tightly along the jaw line and under the chin. BULKING up (augmenting) the bone structure would just yield a BULKIER lower face. Don't expect to see a sharp (well defined) jaw line from those things because they DON'T target your problem.

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