Front Chin Surgery

Front Chin Surgery Information

Front Chin
Surgery Information

  • Surgery duration
    Surgery duration

    Approximately 2 hours

  • Stitch Removal
    Stitch Removal

    2 weeks after

  • Hospitalization
    Hospitalization

    N/A

  • Recommended Staying Period in Korea
    Recommended
    Staying Period
    in Korea

    2 weeks

  • Incision site
    Incision site

    Intraoral

  • Anesthesia
    Anesthesia

    Sedative/General Anesthesia

What is Front Chin
surgery?

Front chin surgery (Genioplasty) relocates the genial bone to correct excessively
long or retreated chin with proper occlusion.

Depending on the severity of the cases, surgery methods may vary from fat grafting
to implant augmentation.

  • Slender
    V-line

  • Facial Ratio
    Improvement

  • Patient
    Safety

Surgical Methods of
Front Chin Surgery

METHOD 01 - Retreated Chin

  • Chin Advancement Chin Advancement
    Chin Advancement

    Through intra-oral incision, the chin bone is fractured horizontally,
    moved forward and fixated to place the chin in the desired position.

  • Implant Insertion Implant Insertion
    Implant Insertion

    Through an incision made on the intra-oral mucous membrane, the periosteum
    is lifted to secure enough space for implant insertion.
    Then, implant is inserted and fixated.

  • Genial Bone Grafting Genial Bone Grafting
    Genial Bone Grafting

    This method is usually performed together with square jaw surgery.
    The jaw bone is fractured, trimmed into the right shape and is engrafted
    on the front chin to achieve an ideal chin length and shape.

METHOD 02 - Long / Wide chin

  • Long Chin T-Ostetomy Long Chin T-Ostetomy
    Long Chin T-Ostetomy

    Cut the mucosa of the tip of the jaw up to 2-3cm. Lift the
    periosteum, cut the jawbone by the planned amount, and six the
    remaining two parts to finish.

  • Wide Chin T-Ostetomy Wide Chin T-Ostetomy
    Wide Chin T-Ostetomy

    The genial bone is fractured in T-shape and put together to reduce the
    length and the width of the front chin.

Effects of Chin Surgery

  • Slimmer
    V line

  • Small face

  • Well
    defined
    features

  • Attractive
    image

WONJIN’s Chin Reduction Surgery Before & After

WONJIN’s Chin Reduction Surgery Before & After