Soft tissue genioplasty: an innovative surgical technique for the correction of chin soft tissue abnormalities

Abstract

The chin is a major functional and aesthetic anatomical unit of the face. The correction of bony abnormalities is common in orthognathic surgery, but the management of the soft tissues is complex. This article describes a genioplasty technique focused on the soft tissue. The procedure improves the chin morphology in patients with a sharp lower lip–chin prominence angle or sagittal prominence of the chin soft tissue, with or without correction for bone malposition. Furthermore, this procedure can be performed on an outpatient basis. It can also be combined with conventional osteotomy.