Osseous genioplasties may require different kind of chin bone augmentation by means of carefully planned osteotomies or controlled bone fractures under precision power oscillating saw action, in order to reshape and resize the chin.
By means of inserting an osseous slice leading to vertical bone augmentation the chin can be enlarged or augmented in the vertical axis and, should the osteotomy be oblique, be at the same time reprojected, being possible donor sites the elbow or the hip bone.
It is carried out by an intra oral incision near the gum and inside the mouth, allowing the detachment of soft tissues and chin bone exposure.