Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Hi all, just wondering before I visit my doctor for a consultation in case I need genioplasty (chin augmentation) on top of jaw surgery. I have seen online how they do the chin surgery, from x rays and sample images. It seems that immediately after the operation there is " two pieces " created, the bone is actually cut and moved forward. That kind of seems odd. For those who have gone through genioplasty, will the bone actually fuse back into ONE bone after healing? Or will it always be separated and attached with screws and plates? I wouldnt want to keep the hardware long term beyond a year there, so I am wondering how it actually feels once it heals, if it is smooth and one whole bone or with " rough edges " and awkward looking. I hope some others who have seen their x rays post-op after healing can elucidate me. Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I've actually got six stainless steel wires in my chin, but they can't be felt, nor are they a problem almost 2 years post-op. It was my surgeon's preference, normally he plates & screws the jaws (which he did in the case of my upper/lower surgery at the same time). The bone will heal just like other breaks in the body, and the hardware is not needed after that point. Some surgeons use dissolving hardware and screws, mine doesn't. Sometimes people have to have screws/plates removed later post-op if they cause infection or become loose (mine didn't). As for it looking rough or awkward, your soft tissue compensates for a lot, unless I were an expert and looking at xrays, I would never know I'd had a genioplasty. I really don't want to have more radiation from xrays, so I'm not that curious to want to see the details : ) Hope that helps. > Hi all, > > just wondering before I visit my doctor for a consultation in case I > need genioplasty (chin augmentation) on top of jaw surgery. I have > seen online how they do the chin surgery, from x rays and sample > images. It seems that immediately after the operation there is " two > pieces " created, the bone is actually cut and moved forward. That > kind of seems odd. For those who have gone through genioplasty, will > the bone actually fuse back into ONE bone after healing? Or will it > always be separated and attached with screws and plates? I wouldnt > want to keep the hardware long term beyond a year there, so I am > wondering how it actually feels once it heals, if it is smooth and > one whole bone or with " rough edges " and awkward looking. > > I hope some others who have seen their x rays post-op after healing > can elucidate me. Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Sorry to be slow to answer... I have no plates, nor wires, as does Miz Fiddly. But I do have six screws, and wouldn't know it, if I didn't know it. No sense of their presence, at least now, and they've been there for two years tomorrow. Why you worried about getting them out at this point? If they're troublesome, your doc can probly remove them, pretty easily, from what I understand. But their function is to hold things in place, best I understand, while the bone grows back together. Some surgeons (although not many in the U.S., far as I know) actually use a resorbable polymer. By all means, ask your surgeon, since it seems to be a concern. But don't borrow trouble, either... You can go to loony places with your imagination -- I did, and I know. no problems for me at all with those six little titanium screws. Best, Cammie > Hi all, > > just wondering before I visit my doctor for a consultation in case I > need genioplasty (chin augmentation) on top of jaw surgery. I have > seen online how they do the chin surgery, from x rays and sample > images. It seems that immediately after the operation there is " two > pieces " created, the bone is actually cut and moved forward. That > kind of seems odd. For those who have gone through genioplasty, will > the bone actually fuse back into ONE bone after healing? Or will it > always be separated and attached with screws and plates? I wouldnt > want to keep the hardware long term beyond a year there, so I am > wondering how it actually feels once it heals, if it is smooth and > one whole bone or with " rough edges " and awkward looking. > > I hope some others who have seen their x rays post-op after healing > can elucidate me. Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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