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Genioplasty/Mentoplasty is a type of cosmetic surgery that is used to improve the appearance of a person's chin. This can take the form of chin height reduction or chin rounding by osteotomy, or chin augmentation using implants.

A particular process, known as a sliding genioplasty, involves removing a horseshoe-shaped piece of the chin bone and sliding it either backwards or forwards, finally fixing it in place using titanium screws. This type of surgery is usually performed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

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	'''Genioplasty'''/'''Mentoplasty''' is a type of [[cosmetic surgery]] that is used to improve the appearance of a person's [[chin]]. This can take the form of chin height reduction or chin rounding by [[osteotomy]], or chin augmentation using [[Prosthesis\|implants]].		'''Genioplasty'''/'''Mentoplasty''' is a type of [[cosmetic surgery]] that is used to improve the appearance of a person's [[chin]]. This can take the form of chin height reduction or chin rounding by [[osteotomy]], or chin augmentation using [[Prosthesis\|implants]].

	A particular process, known as a ''sliding genioplasty'', involves removing a horseshoe-shaped piece of the chin bone and sliding it either backwards or forwards, finally fixing it in place using titanium screws. This type of surgery is usually performed by a ~~craniofacial~~ ~~or a~~ maxillofacial surgeon.		A particular process, known as a ''sliding genioplasty'', involves removing a horseshoe-shaped piece of the chin bone and sliding it either backwards or forwards, finally fixing it in place using titanium screws. This type of surgery is usually performed by an [[oral and maxillofacial surgeon]].