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Genioplasty: Multimedia
Updated: Feb 15, 2008
Multimedia
![]() | Media file 1: An alloplastic chin implant. |
![]() | Media file 2: Placing implant through a submental incision. |
![]() | Media file 3: Notice midline marking on implant. |
![]() | Media file 4: Submental incision closed. |
![]() | Media file 5: Preoperative cephalometric tracing is in the planning of a sliding genioplasty. |
![]() | Media file 6: Access for an intraoral placement of an alloplastic implant or for a sliding genioplasty. |
![]() | Media file 7: Identification of the mental nerve. |
![]() | Media file 8: Bony cut with an oscillating saw. |
![]() | Media file 9: Advancement and plate placement. |
![]() | Media file 10: Prominent chins may be reduced with a burr. |
![]() | Media file 11: Chin dressed. |
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Keywords
genioplasty, mentoplasty, alloplastic implant of the chin, osseous movement of the chin, sliding genioplasty, alloplastic augmentation, mentum reduction, chin implant, chin augmentation, chin reduction






















Multimedia: Genioplasty