Plastic surgeon vs Maxillofacial Surgeon
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 12:15 pm
About 12 years ago, I had lower jaw surgery. I should have had the double jaw surgery, to correct the maxillary cant, but it wasn't done. The doctor, Dr Felice O'Ryan, also moved my chin forward about 3 mm, which looks masculine and crooked and I hate it. I am a girl. This genioplasty also accentuated the maxillary cant which is small but now more noticeable.
To have the maxillary cant fixed I'd either have to have upper jaw surgery, which seems excessive, or try some experimental orthodontics with TAD anchors which will take about a year and a half and cost about $8,000. I would also elect to have the genioplasty reduced for a cost of about $5000 after the cant was corrected. This might make my face look more symmetrical for a total cost of $13,000 and a year and a half commitment.
OR: I could just recede my chin 3mm and level it accordingly to my cant so it looks like it goes with the natural curve flow of my face at a cost of only $5000 and have it done within a matter of weeks.
I'm thinking I would just get my chin reduced without addressing the cant. The orthodontics are experimental, time consuming and expensive. So my main question to the archwired community is now this:
Should I seek a maxillofacial surgeon or a plastic surgeon to perform this chin reduction? At this point I'm more concerned about aesthetics, but I also want someone who's skilled with function as well.
Dr Joel Berger in San Diego said he could perform the chin reduction and not to worry about the cant. He said he's performed many chin reductions. Dr Robert Relle in Los Angeles, said my suggestion of correcting the cant first might be a good idea, but he's only done one chin reduction to correct a genioplasty before. They are both excellent maxillofacial surgeons.
I hear Dr Gunson is great but he's all the way up in San Luis Obispo and my life is too crazy with little kids and responsibilities to be going too far out of my way and to spend at least $500 just for a consultation.
Does anyone know any good plastic surgeons in the So Cal area. I know there's a lot here, but finding a great one is still difficult.
Would love your opinions.
To have the maxillary cant fixed I'd either have to have upper jaw surgery, which seems excessive, or try some experimental orthodontics with TAD anchors which will take about a year and a half and cost about $8,000. I would also elect to have the genioplasty reduced for a cost of about $5000 after the cant was corrected. This might make my face look more symmetrical for a total cost of $13,000 and a year and a half commitment.
OR: I could just recede my chin 3mm and level it accordingly to my cant so it looks like it goes with the natural curve flow of my face at a cost of only $5000 and have it done within a matter of weeks.
I'm thinking I would just get my chin reduced without addressing the cant. The orthodontics are experimental, time consuming and expensive. So my main question to the archwired community is now this:
Should I seek a maxillofacial surgeon or a plastic surgeon to perform this chin reduction? At this point I'm more concerned about aesthetics, but I also want someone who's skilled with function as well.
Dr Joel Berger in San Diego said he could perform the chin reduction and not to worry about the cant. He said he's performed many chin reductions. Dr Robert Relle in Los Angeles, said my suggestion of correcting the cant first might be a good idea, but he's only done one chin reduction to correct a genioplasty before. They are both excellent maxillofacial surgeons.
I hear Dr Gunson is great but he's all the way up in San Luis Obispo and my life is too crazy with little kids and responsibilities to be going too far out of my way and to spend at least $500 just for a consultation.
Does anyone know any good plastic surgeons in the So Cal area. I know there's a lot here, but finding a great one is still difficult.
Would love your opinions.