From My X-Rays What Type Of Facial Bone Surgery Do I Need?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Interested to see what procedures are worth it for me, insecure about my side profile, especially lower jaw and chin. DJS, LJS, or sliding genioplasty?

A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your x-rays. However, X-rays are not the means by which you determine the appropriate strategy for any facial reshaping surgery. Such strategies are determined by looking at the patient’s pictures and doing predictive imaging of various facial changes And seeing what the patient prefers. Then and only then are the x-rays potentially useful as the platform in making such as in planning DJS or making custom implants. But x-rays by themselves do not provide meaningful direction for determining optimal aesthetic changes

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon