Coronal Mentoplasty: Complementary Technique in Orthognathic Surgery: Cases Report

Abstract

Bothvertical and horizontal maxillo-mandibular discrepancies lead to poor positioning of the tissues, causing alterations in functionality and aesthetics, which today are corrected with increasingly specific procedures. Mentoplasty allows modifying the anatomy of the chin in the 3 senses of space.There are cases in which a receding Mentoplasty or Genioplasty cannot be performed, either due to very prominent chins, which cannot be raised to the chin because there are no vertical alterations causing a decrease in the airway or for other contraindications, being the Coronal Genioplasty a recommended technique.The Coronal Genioplasty technique has specific indications, which seeks to achieve a predictable, stable result over time and low risk, achieving results by itself or as a complementary procedure.The purpose of this article is to show the indication for coronal genioplasty in relation to two clinical cases.