Chin Implant Vs Jaw Surgery

asked 1 year ago by Phoenix AZ5116 in Phoenix AZ
Latest answer by Etai Funk, MD
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Tags: chin, jaw line, male

I have a very weak profile and am not sure if a chin implant would do the trick i feel need more vertical projection too,any advice?

11 answers to Chin Implant Vs Jaw Surgery

Chin implant vs jaw surgery

A chin implant does give a small amount of vertical height to the chin, although the majority of the improvement is from the horizontal projection. The chin implant operation is a very simple procedure and can be done under local anesthesia and takes approximately a half an hour. The chin implant comes in small, medium, large, and extra large sizes. Decision on what size to use is made between the surgeon and the patient.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Chin implant vs sliding genioplasty

You can get vertical height with a special implant (Terino vertical extended from Implantech), but it would not give you a complete correction. If your occlusion is good, then you would be a candidate for an advancement genioplasty with an interposition graft. You would also need to address your neck with liposculpture, direct defatting, corset platysmaplasty and/or Giampapa suture insertion, in order to get the best result possible.

Kenneth L. Stein, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Chin implant vs advancement

I would not recomend a chin implant in your case. You have a significant amount of horizontal deficiency and you are better off with advamcement of your mandible, particularly if you have occlusion issues. This will also improve your neck contour.

Samer W. Cabbabe, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

Chin implant vs. jaw surgery

From your photograph it is not possible to evaluate all the factors needed to make a decision. A critical factor is how your teeth fit. If the teeth do not fit perfectly you probably need some sort of jaw advancement surgery. If the teeth fit well you probably need a genial plastic or chin surgery this involves going through the mouth and cutting the bone and bring it forward. This can also improve vertical projection. You need to consult a Board Certified plastic surgeon experienced in... more

Andrew Kaczynski, MD
Sacramento Plastic Surgeon

Chin augmentation to improve horizontal and vertical projection

The issue of whether chin implantation alone will give the results you're looking for is complicated. A chin implant can give you improved horizontal projection but won't really add anything in the vertical dimension. Certainly, there would be an improvement, but maybe not as much as you'd hoped. During your surgical consultation computer morphing can be done to give you an idea of what result is possible with an implant. The question of whether your teeth come... more

Thomas A Lamperti, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drlamperti.com

Chin Implant or sliding Genioplasty as options for a small chin

Dear Phoenix, your question gets to the heart of the matter of whether a simply placed chin implant will be enough to improve your profile. Orthognathic surgery can sometimes adjust both your upper and lower jaw positions to create facial balance. If you have had orthodontics or have a relatively good occlusion of your teeth (bite), then you could consider a sliding genioplasty. You already understand that facial balance is not just from... more

Travis T. Tollefson, MD, MPH
Sacramento Facial Plastic Surgeon

Chin implant

The decision between jaw surgery VS chin implant depends on your bite. If the bite is normal and no significant overbite, then a chin implant is simpler and more logical. If there is significant bite problem and is symptomatic then you need jaw surgery. Looking at the picture you provided, you seem to have significant amount of fat in the neck, and an over bite. You need to consult a maxillofacial surgeon and a plastic surgeo for full evaluation of the facial boney structure... more

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Chin Implant vs Jaw Advancment

Whether to have a chin implant versus a jaw advancement is based on patient preference, physician comfort with the procedure, degree of chin disproportion, and recovery time. The jaw advancement is a more involved procedure whose recovery is a little longer than with an implant. There is a slightly higher incidence of lower lip and jaw numbness after the advancement than the implant. An implant on the other hand, can only provide so much augmentation before... more

Etai Funk, MD
Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon

Chin Augmentation vs Orthognathic Surgery

Dear Patient, Whether you are a candidate for a chin augmentation vs orthognathic surgery (advancing the entire mandible), one would have to evaluate your bite. If you have an overbite, then you may want to consider orthognathic surgery. If your teeth are meeting properly, then you would be a candidate for chin augmentation. Chin augmentation can be performed either by a genioplasty (reshaping the bone under the chin) or by a chin... more

Ali Sepehr, MD
Irvine Facial Plastic Surgeon

Chin implants versus jaw surgery

If you have normal occlusion (teeth fit together properly), it is often easier to correct and less involved to place an anatomic chin implant that can give you a better and more natural appearing jaw line. I hope this information helps.

Scott Trimas, MD
Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

Chin Implant Vs Jaw Surgery

Thanks for the photo. But still very hard to advise. In person evaluations are best. My guess is bony surgery is for you. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski