Sliding genioplasty is chin surgery on the bone. If you are planning it in Turkey, the practical questions are what it involves, how long you need to stay, what it costs, and what you need to take home so that a doctor there can follow your case. This guide answers what published sources allow, and says plainly where you need the clinic’s own answer.

Key takeaways

  • Sliding genioplasty moves the chin bone itself. A 2025 review linked it with temporary numbness that persisted in 7.4% to 12.5% of patients in the included studies.
  • Stability findings differ between reviews: one found 0.1 to 2.1 mm of bone relapse after a year of advancement, another reported relapse rates of 2.63% to 27.21%.
  • No independent price list exists for genioplasty in Turkey; the itemized quote and what it leaves out are what you compare.
  • Copies of scans, the operation note and fixation details help a doctor at home follow the case; Turkish regulation covers radiology results for tests you paid for, on request.

What is a sliding genioplasty?

A sliding (osseous) genioplasty changes the chin by working on the bone itself rather than adding an implant. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons describes chin surgery as reshaping the chin either with an implant or by working on the bone. One version is advancement, which brings the chin forward; it is the version the 2021 stability review below looked at. Which movement is planned, and how, is a decision for your surgeon after examining you and your imaging.

The other main route is an implant placed over the bone, covered in our guide to chin implants in Turkey. The two operations carry different risks and recovery, and your surgeon will explain which applies to you. Our wider guide to chin augmentation options also covers fillers and fat grafts.

What do studies report about results and risks?

The evidence is broad but uneven. A 2025 systematic review by Dalmeijer and colleagues included 105 articles from 25 countries, covering 5,218 patients who had genioplasty on its own or combined with other jaw surgery; 64% were women. The authors found no standardized way of evaluating results of genioplasty on its own, and call for better outcome measures. That is a reason to be careful with any single success rate you are shown.

A 2025 review by Kauke-Navarro and colleagues compared bone genioplasty with implants across seven single-center studies and 1,126 patients, 740 of whom had genioplasty. Satisfaction was high in both groups, with a trend toward higher satisfaction after genioplasty. For genioplasty specifically:

  • Temporary changes in sensation were common (reported in up to 100% of patients in some studies) and persisted in 7.4% to 12.5%.
  • Relapse rates ranged from 2.63% to 27.21%, slightly higher than for implants.
  • Soft tissue followed about 85% of the bone movement, against 66% for implants.

These are ranges from a handful of studies, not a prediction for you.

On stability, a 2021 systematic review by Janssens and colleagues looked at isolated advancement genioplasty with at least one year of follow-up. Across eight studies, the mean patient age was 23 and the average advancement was 8.2 mm. After one year, the bone had moved back by 0.1 to 2.1 mm at the chin point, and the soft tissue by 0.3 to 2.9 mm. The authors judged the procedure predictable and stable, and found relapse was not linked to the fixation method or to how far the chin was moved.

How much does a sliding genioplasty cost in Turkey?

I could not find an independent, public price list for genioplasty in Turkey, and clinic and agency price pages are sales material, so none are quoted here. The written, itemized quote is what you compare.

The only sourced reference point I found comes from the US. The ASPS gives an average of $3,641 for chin augmentation, without stating the year, and says the average does not include anesthesia, operating room facilities or other related expenses. That figure does not separate bone surgery from implants, so it is not a genioplasty benchmark. The ASPS also notes that most health insurance does not cover chin surgery or its complications.

Your total trip budget has more lines than the surgery package: flights for you and any companion, hotel nights, meals, transfers, medication and supplies outside the package, travel insurance, and a buffer for extra nights. Our rhinoplasty cost guide shows how to build those lines into a worked budget.

How long should you stay in Turkey?

I did not find a source that gives a stay length for genioplasty specifically, so ask the clinic. The general reference is the NHS, which advises not flying for 7 to 10 days after facial cosmetic procedures, and notes that air travel and major surgery both raise the risk of a blood clot. Your surgeon sets your own date.

Questions about the first days are worth asking before you book:

  • Is the incision inside the mouth, and what does that mean for eating, drinking and mouth care?
  • Will you be on a liquid or soft diet, and for how long? Where will you get suitable food near your hotel?
  • Is there a hospital night, and what anesthesia is used?
  • How many follow-up visits are planned before you fly, and on which days?

What should you take home with you?

Fixation methods differ (the 2021 review above looked at fixation as a possible risk factor for relapse), and any check after you go home is likely to be done by a doctor who did not operate. Before you fly, ask for:

  • Copies of your scans before and after surgery, in a format a doctor at home can open
  • The operation note, including what was moved, by how much, and what fixation was used
  • The medication list and written aftercare instructions
  • A named contact at the clinic, and how photo or video review works after you leave

Türkiye’s regulation on international health tourism, published in the Official Gazette on 26 April 2025 (No. 32882), supports part of this. I read the Turkish text. Article 12 says a facility must provide, on request and free of charge, lab and radiology results for tests you paid for, and a list of drugs and supplies used and charged. The same regulation requires facilities working with international patients to hold an authorization certificate (Article 5) and, for surgery in an operating room, complication insurance (Article 6). This is a summary, not legal advice.

The NHS also warns that overseas clinics may not provide follow-up, or may not provide it to the same standard as in the UK, and that travel insurance does not normally cover things going wrong in surgery. Plan who will see you at home before you go.

What about promises made on social media?

The reviews above report results across many patients; none of them tests the promises made in social media posts about chin surgery. A chin changes the profile, and how much it changes the whole face depends on your anatomy, which only an examination can assess. If a social media account sends you to a specific clinic, read our guide to the influencer trap in aesthetic surgery first, and our guide to facial plastic surgery for men for what studies say about male patients.

Questions to ask your surgeon

  • What movement do you plan, and can you show it on my imaging?
  • What are your own rates of lasting numbness and revision for this operation?
  • What fixation do you use, and could it ever need removing?
  • What is included in the quote, and what happens, and what do I pay, if a problem appears after I go home?

Sources

All pages were opened and checked on 10 October 2026.