My goal is to increase chin width, projection, and vertical height and have it look natural. I have a short, recessed, pointed chin with a deep mentolabial fold. I worry that a chin implant will deepen the mentolabial fold and not provide any vertical length. Could a sliding genioplasty also change the shape of the chin to be wider as well improving the height and projection? I'm not sure which option would better at achieving my goals listed above.
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The size, thickness and shape of the implant is determined at the time of the consultation and examination. The Augmentation occurs in all 3 dimensions. There is very little difference between the 2 chin implants you are looking at. The size of the implant matters much more than the sha...
Hi, I have performed many chin augmentations using chin implants on males and females for over 30 years. I prefer using an EAC silastic chin implant as it has the proper shape and dimensions IMHO. The size, shape and thickness can vary a great deal based upon your surgeons...
Your bite seems normal.Fat in the submental area, and needs liposuction.whether a sliding genioplasty is feasible needs an x-ray to see the apices of the teeth and how much bone is available for sliding geioplasty. You may need vertical height increase and horizontal increase.
