Getting chin implant instead of jaw surgery?

Dear 2mixes;If you have a massive overbite, an open bite and a recessed jaw line, you have many issues that need to be
discussed. It's not likely you are
going to get by with just a chin implant because it won't have any
influence on the improper relationship between the upper and lower teeth. Braces may be necessary at some point, but
they again would not cure all the problems.
As an 18-year-old male, you are
probably eligible to have any or all of the appropriate procedures.
I recommend that you start the
search with your personal dentist.Regarding a chin implant, that's something that should be discussed with your oral
surgeon. The best is a silicone plastic
chin implant inserted either through the mouth or through a horizontal hidden
incision under the chin.Typically that
procedure is done by plastic surgeons or facial plastic surgeons, although some
oral surgeons who have a significant cosmetic segment to their practice may be
capable of doing that.
At this point, you need a game plan and should start with your personal dentist to give you some guidance. There is no question that you can be
helped. We see many patients who have
had great improvement both in the correction of the overbite and the
improvement for a receding chin.
I recommend that you have consultations
with super-specialists in this area.The average oral surgeon may not be the most qualified to do some of the necessary
procedures and that, again, will depend on how much has to
be done, if the jaw must be broken or repositioned and so on. This is very sophisticated, but generally
successful work.In modern medicine, knowledge about a particular specialty
doubles every 18 months. Thus, the days of Jack-of-All-Trades now equals Master
of None. In plastic surgery, no one surgeon can truly master all 138 cosmetic
plastic surgery procedures. In today's medicine, there is the specialist and the
super-specialist. The best cosmetic super-specialist can master and be
efficient at four to seven procedures, doing only those operations daily.
Another hint: look for a surgeon who has had a fellowship in the procedure you want. That means your surgeon –
once he or she became a specialist -- has worked at the side of an older Master
Surgeon for a year, studying and performing only several procedures. It’s one
of the highest caliber credentials a cosmetic surgeon can have and makes him or
her a true super-specialist which is a medical -- and not advertising -- term.
Regarding seeing a cosmetic
surgeon: also see a super-specialist in that realm.

A full examination by a facial plastic surgeon can determine your candidacy for a chin implant. A full examination by an oral surgeon can make a determination with your overbite  and underbite with regards to upper and lower jaw surgery. A chin implant is performed only for cosmetic purposes to bring your chin forward. Mandibular surgery can be performed on the upper jaw and the lower jaw to bring your teeth in better alignment. A genioplasty is performed under general anesthesia as inpatient procedure in a hospital setting. A chin implant is performed under local anesthesia as an outpatient procedure. For more information about Chin implants, please see the link and video below

A chin implant would likely be a poor choice for someone who has a 'massive' overbite/openbite. This type of jaw problem is best treated by orthodontics and orthognathic surgery to realign the bite and address the chin issue at the same time by the bone surgery. However, if you absolutely convinced that you will never have jaw surgery, then a chin implant or sliding genioplasty can be considered. But you would have to submit pictures for analysis to determine which chin augmentation technique would be best for you.