I would like to discuss the powerful aesthetic impact of inserting a chin implant to build out a weak chin at the time of a rhinoplasty. If a patient has a weak chin, inserting a chin implant along the border of the chin will build out the chin and make it more proportional with the nose as well as the lips. I will perform chin augmentation in about 20% of the rhinoplasties I perform. I will also do it as a standalone procedure or in combination with other procedures such as neck contouring.
The procedure is performed through a small incision well-hidden in the crease just below the chin. I will often perform this procedure under local anesthesia when done alone or with other procedures I perform under local anesthesia, such as neck contouring.
Chin augmentation is a quick procedure to perform. Using our Rapid Recovery program, the recovery afterwards is fast and almost always painless.
In my experience, chin implants have been problem free. At the time of their insertion, I sew them in place so they do not move at all afterwards. These implants very quickly fuse to the jaw bone, then look and feel like a normal jawbone. You cannot tell the difference between one of my patients with a chin implant in place versus someone else with a naturally beautiful chin.
Chin implants are made of solid silicone and are not like breast implants. They do not get hard or break, never have to be changed and last a lifetime.
Injecting filler in the chin is a poor substitute for a chin implant. The chin and jawline are made of bone. Injecting a gelatinous filler into this area does not provide the same degree of structure and support as a well-placed chin implant. It’s really just a gelatinous blob.
The two patients shown below are good examples of what I am discussing.
This first patient had both a rhinoplasty and chin augmentation. Note the improved facial balance between her nose, lips and chin.
The second patient had a face and neck lift as well as insertion of a chin implant. Again, note the improved aesthetic the chin implant adds to the neck contouring and jawline.
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