[Genioplasty, indications and therapeutic methods in dento-maxillary malformations]

Genioplasty constitutes an adjunctive surgical procedure used in adult plastic surgery of the facial profile. It is used after dental malocclusion has been corrected and facial morphological features have been reassessed (soft tissue changes consecutive to maxillary osteotomy should be previously analyzed by cephalometry). Genioplasty permits achieving a modification of the chin point in the three planes. The authors describe several types of genioplastic operations, depending on the aim.