Can I Get Mouth Widening Surgery After A Sliding Genioplasty?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been thinking about getting the mouth widening procedure for a while because I’ve always felt like my mouth width is too small but I decided against it earlier due to the risk of scarring being bad and needing a scar revision.

However, after my genioplasty, my mouth seems even smaller to me now and I’m strongly interested in getting mouth widening done. 

If I were interested in achieving the width of my mouth to be approximately equal to vertical lines dropped down from the inner edge of the iris of the eyes, I was wondering if that would be achievable and what the risk of adverse scarring would be. I was also wondering if it’s possible to make a morph for this as I’d greatly appreciate it. 

A: While your mouth width did not really get smaller after the sliding genioplasty it may appear that way now because the chin size is bigger…so the lips/mouth to chin ratio has changed. As the swelling fully goes down that may tip back to a more favorable ratio/proportion.

That being said it appears it would be at least 7mms per side…where the risk of adverse scarring in increased with your skin pigmentation.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World Renowned Plastic Surgeon