CHIN · ILLUSTRATED 3D RECOVERY
Genioplasty (Vertical Lengthening): before & after and recovery stages
Compare a short starting chin with partial downward lengthening through early fullness and later settling.
SUMMARY
What this example shows
A fixed fictional short chin provides the reference. Its lower surface moves partly downward, increasing visible chin height without adding forward projection or width. Temporary swelling is separate. The lips and tooth-bearing jaw stay fixed; grafts, osteotomy, fixation and bone healing are not reconstructed.
STAGE BY STAGE
Genioplasty (Vertical Lengthening) recovery stages
Starting chin contour
The lower chin starts fictionally raised, creating a shorter reference contour.
This is a fictional starting contour, not a diagnosis of the chosen face.
First few days: Swelling over the moved contour
Temporary chin fullness and color overlap the retained movement.
Genioplasty swelling can be most noticeable around days two to three.
Around 1 month: Direction becoming clearer
The lower edge sits farther down; forward projection and width stay fixed.
Early swelling can improve while subtle fullness remains for months.
Around 6 months: Later surface comparison
The same direction remains with little temporary fullness in this example.
The outer surface does not establish bone union or sensory recovery.
TIMELINE
Day-by-day checkpoints in the 3D model
The simulator interpolates between these authored checkpoints. They describe the illustration, not measured clinical averages.
The lower chin starts fictionally raised, creating a shorter reference contour.
Temporary fullness overlaps the moved chin contour.
Swelling partly hides the selected direction of movement.
The temporary chin fullness begins to recede.
The changed chin outline becomes easier to distinguish.
Residual fullness overlaps the retained direction.
The same movement remains with less temporary fullness.
Surface settling does not establish bone union or sensory recovery.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
How recovery can vary
Timing and response
Only one illustrated direction is applied. Lip and tooth-bearing jaw positions stay fixed; rotations, grafts, internal cuts, fixation and personal movement distances are not reconstructed.
Longer term
The six-month view is an authored comparison point. Bone healing, sensation and symmetry need separate follow-up; the surface does not provide an activity-clearance date.
EVIDENCE NOTES
Sources and limitations
- BAPRAS: Genioplasty movement directions
The genioplasty section distinguishes forward, backward, upward and downward chin movement from movement of the tooth-bearing jaw. Its wider craniofacial recovery discussion is not used to set these dates or offsets.
- BAOMS: Genioplasty
Chin-bone repositioning, swelling most noticeable around days two to three and residual fullness over months.
KEEP COMPARING
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This illustration is not medical advice, diagnosis, a treatment recommendation or a prediction of personal results. Swelling, color, contour and dates are authored examples on a fictional face. BeautiNext is not a clinic; your treating team’s assessment and written recovery plan take priority.