Would A Chin Implant and a Sliding Genioplasty Look Roughly The Same?

Q: Dr. Eppley,Would a genioplasty/sliding genioplasty have different look affect or roughly the same?

A:If you are referring to how it looks horizontally or in the side view an implant and sliding genioplasty will look the same as long as they are in the under 10mm movement range. It is in the front view where they may look potentially different as a chin implant can make the chin wider or more square if desired while a sliding genioplasty can not.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon