APGUJEONGYK
PLASTIC SURGERY
Mentoplasty
/ Genioplasty
※Recovery time, hospital admission and
visiting for treatment schedule may vary
among individuals.
Operation time
30 minutesMethod of
anesthesia
general
anesthesiaHospital
admission stay
unnecessarySuture removal
in about
14 daysVisiting for
treatment
2 timesRecovery time
about 2 weeks
What is Mentoplasty/Genioplasty
Conditions requiring Mentoplasty/Genioplasty
Cases with a long chin,
showing a wide large lower face
Cases with a stumpy chin,
who wish to improve maximally
to gain a slim chin.
Cases where lower chin has not grown properly and is receded
Cases where the line
connecting from the lips
to the mentum forms
an oblique line on
a lateral view
Cases with a mouth that cannot close properly when laughing
Genioplasty Method

STEP 01
tuberculectomy

STEP 02
Vertical shortening

STEP 03
Advance or setback

STEP 04
Plate & screw
T osteotomy

STEP 01
Round and short chin is cut in the shape of T

STEP 02
Dissected chin is gather in the middle

STEP 03
Fix it with a plate

STEP 04
Mandibular angle is dissected and shaved to make a smooth line
Chim implant

STEP 01
small chin

STEP 02
Chin implant insertion through oral or submental incision