Genioplasty is a procedure designed for correction of chin deformities, designed to achieve aesthetic objectives, without functional changes. There are few complications associated with genioplasty been reported in literature, including neurosensory disturbances, teeth apices injury, muscle dysfunctions (mentalis muscle ptosis) and relapses with a rare complication been reported including mucocele in the chin region. However this patient post-operative an eventful the time was in the hospital which was forty eight hours (48hours) then patient discharge home with antibiotic and pain medication. One week follow up patient presented with subcutaneous hematoma extended from sub mental to the xiphoid region.
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