Is A Second Sliding Genioplasty Risky?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is it possible to have a second sliding genioplasty to get the advancement needed?Is this a particularly risky procedure? Not sure how much bone can be extended or what issues there is with removing the current hardware?

Is this something Dr. Eppley has experience in and does often?

A: In answer to your secondary sliding genioplastyyquestions:

1) Yes it is.

2) It is no more risker than the first sliding genioplasty. The hardware can always be removed.

3) I have done it many times. The key is to have a 3D CT scan to fully understand the shape of the current chin bone and how thick it is.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon