Will A Facelift Create Better Jaw Definitiion?

Q: Dr. Eppley, if I get sliding genioplasty +/- jawline shaving and a facelift, but the result is underwhelming, would I be able to get a continuous jaw implant afterwards?

A:The first key question is what are you trying to exactly accomplish. Based on your description it appears that you are trying to reduce your way into a more defined jawline (AKA V line surgery with a facelift)  which will never work. You can’t create definition by reduction as the soft tissues will never allow it to be seen. Furthermore there is no such thing as ‘masculine’ V line surgery. V line surgery is largely an amputation procedure which by definition is feminizing only.

That being said, having V line surgery does not secondarily eliminate the possibility of augmenting it with an implant. I have done many V line surgery reversals due to the patient’s regret having done it in the first place.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon