Genioplasty is a chin surgery which aims at repositioning the chin to create a harmonious front and side view of the face. There are 2 types of chin:
Receding chin: the chin is under developed. This s...
A double chin is a layer of fat under the chin.
This fat can be superficially situated under the skin or deeper behind the platysma muscle.
It can be genetic for thin patients with an isolated double...
Genioplasty with implant (chin prosthesis)
The type of prosthesis varies depending on the aspect of the chin and the correction to apply: small central prosthesis or prosthesis with lateral wings to e...
The operations for receding chin and protruding chin are different.
Genioplasty for galoche chin (protruding chin)
Two procedures are possible:
Milling: the too forward lower edge of the chin is dril...
The procedure essentially corresponds to profile-plasty with a minor moving forward of the chin. The bone grafting usually corresponds to the hump which is removed from the nose during a rhinoplasty....
The procedure consists in breaking the lower part of the mandibular bone (osteotomy) without detaching it from the muscular insertions. This bone fragment is thereafter moved forward and re-attached w...
