Is Lower Lip Tightness After A Sliding Genioplasty The Surgeon’s Fault?

Q: Dr. Eppley, If I have a step off and my lower lip is thinner and tight after a recent genioplasty, is this a fault on the doctor’s side? Do I have the right to ask him for a revision or at least a partial refund.

A: These are known risks of the surgery, not signs of negligence or a deviation of the standard of care.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon