Soft tissue response after chin advancement using two different genioplasty techniques: a preliminary technical comparative study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate soft tissue response after chin advancement using 2 different genioplasty techniques.

Methods: The study included 8 adult patients who were divided equally into 2 groups: group 1 was surgically treated by sliding genioplasty, and group 2 was surgically treated by chin shield genioplasty for the correction of retruded or deficient chin. Lateral cephalograms were taken twice: immediately preoperative and 6 months postoperative.