How Can A Tight Chin Area Be Improved After A Sliding Genioplasty?

Q: Dr. Eppley ,10mm chin implant removal and replaced with a 8mm sliding genioplasty… 8 weeks ago. Having discomfort in area under the lip which I try ought was just the scar healing but it seems to be a bit lower than the scar and only on the left side. It is so sensitive that it makes it feel like the whole chin is restricted when I open my mouth to talk. It feels like something needs to be cut to release this tension….

The area you can see where my finger nail covers is very tender and hard/firm to the touch and when I open my mouth and speak/ talk it feels like something is going to rip because it’s all so tight. I really don’t know what it could be. It’s very small area like I can pinch it with two finger tips and get the whole left side of my mouth feels strange. The right side is fine.

A: It certainly sounds like a release is needed with a small fat graft for this spot area of tightness after a sliding genioplasty.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon