More details can be obtained from your own surgeon or the ASPS.
Indications: Chin implants are used to enhance the shape and appearance of the chin. They are sometimes used to correct a witch's chin deformity.
Method: There are many ways to perform chin implantation. The method must be tailored to the individual patient needs. The principal is to create a pocket at the chin and place an implant into the pocket. There are two types of implant, solid or porous.The incision may be placed in the crease lines under the chin or in the mouth. Some patients need more extensive surgery to re-position the bone of the chin. The operation is done under either local anesthetic (you are awake) or general anesthetic (you are asleep). You can choose. Most of the time this is an outpatient operation and a stay in the hospital is not needed. It is not unusual to combine this operation with a rhinoplasty to improve the facial profile.
Problems: All operations have some risk. The risks of surgery are divided into two groups. First those that are seen in all operations and second those that are unique or special for this operation. In the first group, the main risks are swelling, bruising, bleeding, infection, a scar and numbness or change in feeling. The main problems which are special for this operation are change in position and extrusion of the implant.
Postoperative care: The recovery takes one to two weeks. Most people are back to work within a week or two.
For more information see the most frequently asked questions(FAQs) or check with your doctor. There are many different ways to do this operation and your best advice comes from your own plastic surgeon.
alternative names: genioplasty, chin enhancement, chin enlargement, mentoplasty, chin implants