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Overview

Chin correction surgery is the best surgery for a chin that is too long, too short or protruding compared to the rest of your facial features.

Before surgery, the doctor and nurses will do a pre-op scan together with examinations to check exactly how the bone structure of your chin looks like before surgery and how this should be fixed. Square Jaw Reduction is used to treat patients who have jawbones that are too large or too wide for their face.

Surgeons create incisions from inside the mouth so that no scars will be visible on the face after your surgery. At the incision sites, the doctor cuts through the bones in the chin to reposition them and restructure them. The chin is then fixed in place using miniature titanium plates and/or screws.

Long Chin Correction
For a long chin, the doctor can perform T-Osteotomy surgery to correct the chin area. This will make the chin look shorter and more balanced compared to the rest of your facial features.

Short Chin Correction
For a short chin, the doctor can either add fat through a fat graft or he can add a prosthesis. This will make the chin look longer and more balanced compared to the rest of your facial features.

Wide / Asymmetric Chin Correction
For a wide chin, the doctor can perform T-Osteotomy surgery to correct the chin area. This will make the chin look shorter and more balanced compared to the rest of your facial features.

Chin Correction Checklist :

· Do you have a short chin that makes your face look unproportionate compared to your remaining facial features? · Do you have a long chin making your face look longer than you would like? · Do you have a wide or asymmetric chin that makes your face look unbalanced?

Surgery information

Surgery time : 1-1.5 hours

Anesthesia : General Anesthesia

Downtime : 14 days. Stitch out is done 14 days after surgery (Recommended to stay at least 2 weeks in Korea)

Fasting : No food, liquids or gum starting from 6 hours before surgery

Hospitalization : None or 1 day. You can go home after your surgery or the day after your surgery, depending on the case.

Surgery preparations
Please stop taking any non-essential medications and supplements, including but not limited to: Multivitamins, painkillers, Omega 3 Fish Oil, etc. Please also stop smoking and drinking alcohol starting a couple of days before your surgery.

After 2-3 months, 90% of the swelling and bruising will have disappeared. The remaining swelling will go down over the course of the next 3-12 months.

Follow-up appointments
2 or 3 check-ups

Recovery time

1-2 weeks
You cannot eat solid foods and have to eat liquid foods such as porridge and juice for the first 1-2 weeks. You have to ice the chin area as much as possible during the first week. It is recommended to sleep with your head elevated during the first week as well. You should use the prescribed gargle everyday and take your medication as explained. You cannot remove the pressure bandage that the doctor will apply during the first couple of days. Please take all the prescribed medication and rest as much as possible,especially the first week.

3-4 weeks
You can still not eat very hard foods or open your mouth too much, but you can extend your diet to several different types of foods that are soft / slightly hard. You should be careful not to put too much pressure on the area. To prevent any drooping or skin loosening, we recommend using the head compression garment as much as possible. You will start seeing good results during the 3-4 week mark, since a lot of swelling and bruising will have gone down.

2-6 months
After a couple of months, you can start to notice your surgery results. Your face will look more balanced. From 3 months post-surgery, you can go back to any activities that you used to do before your surgery. You can get a massage or treatments done around the chin area from 3 months post surgery.