Las Vegas Chin Implant doctors
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Chase Lay, MD
Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon
10050 Bubb Road Suite #1, Cupertino |
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10 answers |
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George John Alexander, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
1725 Village Center Circle Suite 150, Las Vegas |
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1 answer |
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Mary C. Herte, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
2555 Montessouri St Ste A, Las Vegas |
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Jeffrey Roth, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
9280 W. Sunset Rd. Suite 236, Las Vegas |
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Julio Garcia, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
6020 South Rainbow Blvd. Building C, Las Vegas |
Recent Answers
Hi. I have small chin. From profile view my chin is good. I just need to add vertical height. Can Chin Implants add vertical height? And can Chin Implants a little bit widen my chin?
Hello Jey,
The answer is yes. . .to a degree. Implants are best at giving width and body as well as projection or the horizontal dimension. Some types of implants can give some height but the best way to address a height issue is an open genioplasty. This has a longer healing time and higher risks be looks great.
Best of luck
Chase Lay, MD
I am 26 years old and am considered to have somewhat of a weak chin. I have undergone consultations with 2 doctors for lipo in the chin area and both have advised I do not have enough fat to remove. One suggested a dermal filler to create a stronger chin. What are the approximate cost differences between an implant, fillers and a fat transfer? Also, which filler is best recommended for this area?
Hi Chan05
It depends. The reality of liposuction is that even if there isn't much fat to remove (and in younger patients there often isn't) you still get improved definition of the chin and jawline with it, especially if you used a laser assisted liposuction like smartlipo. However, for the most part, if you want a good permanent result to improve the look of your chin I would go with the implant. It's safe, effective, and if you don't like it you can remove it. On the other hand if you want to try it out, so to speak, you can use Radiesse first. It'll augment the chin but it won't be permanent. If you like it then your can proceed with implant with more confidence. Here's a break down:
Chin implant: Cost - $2,300 to $3,000. Risk - infection, and chin/lip numbness (low incidence).
Radiesse: Cost $600 per syringe (might need two). Risk - you don't like it or you're unimpressed but it goes away over 9 to 16 months.
Chin Liposuction: Cost $2,500 to $3,500. Risk - not many. . .maybe some uneveness of the skin but it's rare. Maybe some bruising for a week and swelling (mild) for two.
The liposuction really enhances the implant if you decide on that and you still get an improvement even though you may have little fat to give.
Best of luck
Chase Lay, MD
I am 30 years old with a recessed chin and a poorly defined jawline. I've decided to move forward with chin augmentation -- silicon implant, inserted under the chin. My question is with respect to adding definition to my jawline. I met with a doctor who suggested a corset platysmaplasty to add more definition and enhance the effects of the chin implant. Are these two procedures commonly done together. Is this overkill for my specific facial profile and/or age? Or is this a good option?
Hello Chingirl,
You look a little young for the platymaplasty to go with the chin. I'm a surgeon, I love surgery, but at your young age with good skin and tissue tone I think you'd do great with the chin implant and lipo under the chin and jawline. Regular lipo or Smartlipo would work fine. Smarlipo adds a little skin tightening by using a gentle laser during lipo. In your case the act of doing lipo is not so much to remove fat but to cause the skin to tighten up on the undersurface of the skin. This is going to augment with new chin and jawline created by your chin implant and it saves you from a more invasive surgical procedure. The platysmaplasty is awesome but it's better used in patients who are older and have more platysma muscle laxity.
Best of luck
Chase Lay, MD