Category: plastic surgery case study | sliding genioplasty

Background: In chin augmentation the surgical choices are always between an implant and a bony movement of the chin. Patients may have their preference based on their affinity for an autologous procedure (sliding genioplasty) or a less invasive approach (implant), but that decision is overridden when the dimensional changes desired reach a certain point. As Read More…

Background: Implants remain the most common form of chin augmentation due to their immediate effects and relative simplicity of the surgery. But chin implants have their limitations including the risk of infection, implant malposition and inadequate amounts of augmentation. When the postoperative problem is an inadequate augmentation result the question becomes whether to replace the Read More…

Background: The horizontal chin deficiency is the most common reason for the request for chin augmentation and standard chin implants have long been designed to address that dimensional need. But some chin deficiencies have a vertical deficiency as well which is often overlooked or whose significance is underappreciated. When standard chin implants are used in Read More…

Background:  The sliding genioplasty is the autologous form of chin augmentation. Once the chin bone is cut and down fractured it can be moved to a new position both horizontally and vertically. The relevant question is what should that new chin bone position be. Ideally this should always be determined preoperatively by some form of Read More…