Re: Should I get a genioplasty too??

[Guest guest]

Hi Becca,

I had upper/lower/genio. My ortho recommended only lower. My surgeon

wanted to do all three (possibly the genio as I had a strong chin). I

dithered about this too. In the end, I decided to let the surgeon

decide as he had more experience - even my ortho said that he deals

with only a couple of surgical cases a year, but my surgeon deals

with a lot!

My pics are on site 2 under Fiddlesticks folder. I don't think

you'll see a heckuva lot of difference in the chin in these photos,

but I do have a ceph xray that shows my chin before it got reduced

and slid forward.

On the geocities site, I believe I do have links to sites that show

diagrams of how genioplasty is done, and before/after pics. Click on

OTHER LINKS, then ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY LINKS at

http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/

As for recovery, none of it wasn't painful at all. the genio didn't

make recovery any easier or worse, but I do have a bit of residual

numbness in my chin - nothing that I couldn't live with if I had to

(I also have a spot on my lower lip as well). I was careful not to

bump my chin or put pressure on it postop (I do yoga, and some

postures require you to put your chin on the floor, so I didn't do

those or modified the posture). I will admit that my chin felt funny

for a few months, though, it was completely numb in the beginning,

and that's a weird feeling.

One of the final thoughts that made me decide to have " the works " was

that I didn't want to have a separate surgery for the genio later if

I needed it for aesthetic reasons (not the reason I did any of this,

but all of a sudden it was a consideration) - I wanted to get

everything over at once.

Best of luck!

[Guest guest]

Hi Becca,

I had upper/lower/genio. My ortho recommended only lower. My surgeon

wanted to do all three (possibly the genio as I had a strong chin). I

dithered about this too. In the end, I decided to let the surgeon

decide as he had more experience - even my ortho said that he deals

with only a couple of surgical cases a year, but my surgeon deals

with a lot!

My pics are on site 2 under Fiddlesticks folder. I don't think

you'll see a heckuva lot of difference in the chin in these photos,

but I do have a ceph xray that shows my chin before it got reduced

and slid forward.

On the geocities site, I believe I do have links to sites that show

diagrams of how genioplasty is done, and before/after pics. Click on

OTHER LINKS, then ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY LINKS at

http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/

As for recovery, none of it wasn't painful at all. the genio didn't

make recovery any easier or worse, but I do have a bit of residual

numbness in my chin - nothing that I couldn't live with if I had to

(I also have a spot on my lower lip as well). I was careful not to

bump my chin or put pressure on it postop (I do yoga, and some

postures require you to put your chin on the floor, so I didn't do

those or modified the posture). I will admit that my chin felt funny

for a few months, though, it was completely numb in the beginning,

and that's a weird feeling.

One of the final thoughts that made me decide to have " the works " was

that I didn't want to have a separate surgery for the genio later if

I needed it for aesthetic reasons (not the reason I did any of this,

but all of a sudden it was a consideration) - I wanted to get

everything over at once.

Best of luck!

[Guest guest]

Hi Becca,

I had upper/lower/genio. My ortho recommended only lower. My surgeon

wanted to do all three (possibly the genio as I had a strong chin). I

dithered about this too. In the end, I decided to let the surgeon

decide as he had more experience - even my ortho said that he deals

with only a couple of surgical cases a year, but my surgeon deals

with a lot!

My pics are on site 2 under Fiddlesticks folder. I don't think

you'll see a heckuva lot of difference in the chin in these photos,

but I do have a ceph xray that shows my chin before it got reduced

and slid forward.

On the geocities site, I believe I do have links to sites that show

diagrams of how genioplasty is done, and before/after pics. Click on

OTHER LINKS, then ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY LINKS at

http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/

As for recovery, none of it wasn't painful at all. the genio didn't

make recovery any easier or worse, but I do have a bit of residual

numbness in my chin - nothing that I couldn't live with if I had to

(I also have a spot on my lower lip as well). I was careful not to

bump my chin or put pressure on it postop (I do yoga, and some

postures require you to put your chin on the floor, so I didn't do

those or modified the posture). I will admit that my chin felt funny

for a few months, though, it was completely numb in the beginning,

and that's a weird feeling.

One of the final thoughts that made me decide to have " the works " was

that I didn't want to have a separate surgery for the genio later if

I needed it for aesthetic reasons (not the reason I did any of this,

but all of a sudden it was a consideration) - I wanted to get

everything over at once.

Best of luck!

[Guest guest]

See my pics under " Mark upper and lower " . The ortho recommended

genio but I didn't have it done and am happy with the results.

Mark

> Hi everyone! i am going to be having my Upper Jaw brought foward

and

> my lower jaw pushed back on June 18th...and i'm wondering if i

should

> also get my chin brought out? They did the computer printout of

what

> i will (possibly) look like if i had just the jaw surgery or the

jaw

> and chin. The pics were slighly different, but not extreme. But,

i

> was wondering if people on here who had the choice, if they chose

to

> do the chin? Also, if i do decide, i understand that it's pure

> cosmetic, so it would be more expensive, yet maybe worth it.

> I was wondering if anyone had pictures posted on here that showed

> what a genioplasty looked like and how much added pain did you go

> through??

>

> I'm just scared that i wont have a chin after surgery if i don't

> decide to do it.

>

> Hopefully, when I go talk to my surgeon right before my surgery

he'll

> give me his opinion, but i'd like to hear from people on here who

> also had a genioplasty and especially see some pics.

> Thanks for listening to my rambling!

>

> Becca

[Guest guest]

See my pics under " Mark upper and lower " . The ortho recommended

genio but I didn't have it done and am happy with the results.

Mark

> Hi everyone! i am going to be having my Upper Jaw brought foward

and

> my lower jaw pushed back on June 18th...and i'm wondering if i

should

> also get my chin brought out? They did the computer printout of

what

> i will (possibly) look like if i had just the jaw surgery or the

jaw

> and chin. The pics were slighly different, but not extreme. But,

i

> was wondering if people on here who had the choice, if they chose

to

> do the chin? Also, if i do decide, i understand that it's pure

> cosmetic, so it would be more expensive, yet maybe worth it.

> I was wondering if anyone had pictures posted on here that showed

> what a genioplasty looked like and how much added pain did you go

> through??

>

> I'm just scared that i wont have a chin after surgery if i don't

> decide to do it.

>

> Hopefully, when I go talk to my surgeon right before my surgery

he'll

> give me his opinion, but i'd like to hear from people on here who

> also had a genioplasty and especially see some pics.

> Thanks for listening to my rambling!

>

> Becca

[Guest guest]

i opted to have genio along with my BSSO. i am very glad that i

did. i am still pretty swollen...just two weeks post-op, but i can

see my new chin emerging as the swelling goes down. i posted

pictures (joan). the chin procedure added about an hour to my

procedure and my surgeon said i would have a bit more numbness for a

while. i am still very numb on my chin, but very, very tingly 24/7

which is a good sign that the nerve is healing. best to you, joan

[Guest guest]

i opted to have genio along with my BSSO. i am very glad that i

did. i am still pretty swollen...just two weeks post-op, but i can

see my new chin emerging as the swelling goes down. i posted

pictures (joan). the chin procedure added about an hour to my

procedure and my surgeon said i would have a bit more numbness for a

while. i am still very numb on my chin, but very, very tingly 24/7

which is a good sign that the nerve is healing. best to you, joan

[Guest guest]

Hi Becca,

I had upper/lower and genio one month ago to correct an open bite.

Before the surgery, I had somewhat of a recessed chin. During my pre-

surgery consult my surgeon said that he might have to do a genio if

he was unable to bring my chin forward enough on its own. I told him

to use his judgement and do whatever he felt was necessary. Turns out

that he did give me a genio, however i didnt even know it was there

until a few weeks ago when i asked him! My chin was not in pain

whatsoever. My swelling is still pretty bad, so i am not happy yet

with my overall face, but i do like my new chin ! So I say go for

it if your surgeon recommends it. Also, my insurance paid for the

procedure. Maybe yours will too?

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Good luck!!

Hillary

> >

> > > Hi everyone! i am going to be having my Upper Jaw brought

foward

> > and

> > > my lower jaw pushed back on June 18th...and i'm wondering if i

> > should

> > > also get my chin brought out? They did the computer printout

of

> > what

> > > i will (possibly) look like if i had just the jaw surgery or

the

> > jaw

> > > and chin. The pics were slighly different, but not extreme.

> But,

> > i

> > > was wondering if people on here who had the choice, if they

chose

> > to

> > > do the chin? Also, if i do decide, i understand that it's pure

> > > cosmetic, so it would be more expensive, yet maybe worth it.

> > > I was wondering if anyone had pictures posted on here that

showed

> > > what a genioplasty looked like and how much added pain did you

go

> > > through??

> > >

> > > I'm just scared that i wont have a chin after surgery if i

don't

> > > decide to do it.

> > >

> > > Hopefully, when I go talk to my surgeon right before my surgery

> > he'll

> > > give me his opinion, but i'd like to hear from people on here

who

> > > also had a genioplasty and especially see some pics.

> > > Thanks for listening to my rambling!

> > >

> > > Becca

[Guest guest]

Becca,

I had lower setback + genio 11 days ago. My surgeon did the following

to determine whether or not I needed genio:

1) A trace was made of my profile along with the relative position of

my jaws bones

2) Some calculations were made to determine how much my lower jaw had

to be moved back

3) The trace was redrawn with the jaw moved to correct position and

the trace of my profile was adjusted to compensate for the jaw movement

4) From this trace, it was clear that my chin would be recessed and

another calculation was done to determine how much of my chin should

be moved forward to compensate.

I think this is pretty standard procedure. Perhaps you can ask your

surgeon to see these traces.

The changes to my face were actually quite subtle and I am very happy

with the 'new' profile.

good luck,

on

[Guest guest]

Becca,

I had lower setback + genio 11 days ago. My surgeon did the following

to determine whether or not I needed genio:

1) A trace was made of my profile along with the relative position of

my jaws bones

2) Some calculations were made to determine how much my lower jaw had

to be moved back

3) The trace was redrawn with the jaw moved to correct position and

the trace of my profile was adjusted to compensate for the jaw movement

4) From this trace, it was clear that my chin would be recessed and

another calculation was done to determine how much of my chin should

be moved forward to compensate.

I think this is pretty standard procedure. Perhaps you can ask your

surgeon to see these traces.

The changes to my face were actually quite subtle and I am very happy

with the 'new' profile.

good luck,

on

[Guest guest]

Becca,

I had lower setback + genio 11 days ago. My surgeon did the following

to determine whether or not I needed genio:

1) A trace was made of my profile along with the relative position of

my jaws bones

2) Some calculations were made to determine how much my lower jaw had

to be moved back

3) The trace was redrawn with the jaw moved to correct position and

the trace of my profile was adjusted to compensate for the jaw movement

4) From this trace, it was clear that my chin would be recessed and

another calculation was done to determine how much of my chin should

be moved forward to compensate.

I think this is pretty standard procedure. Perhaps you can ask your

surgeon to see these traces.

The changes to my face were actually quite subtle and I am very happy

with the 'new' profile.

good luck,

on