What Are Some Non-surgical Alternatives to Correct a Botched Chin Implant? (photo)

7 years ago I had a chin implant and was pleased with the result. Now the implant has moved and sticks out badly on one side and is slightly less noticeable on the other. The doctor who performed the surgery says he can trim it, but I don't want to go through the invasive surgery again. What are some fillers that will help? Is it also possible to create a stronger jawline with fillers? Can I use this same filler for the eye trough area? Thanks in advance for your help!

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Fillers for Chin Improvement

Radiesse is typically a good choice for mental area augmentation or contour irregularity. Restylane is a good choice for the tear troughs. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Radiesse Combined With Restylane SubQ Works Well For Nonsurgical Chin Augumentation

Nonsurgical chin augmentation using volumizing fillers is a safe and effective way for dealing with a congenitally receded chin or chin recession related to age related bone loss or even irregularities that may result from surgical chin implants. It also works well for smoothing out "cottage cheese" dimpling of the chin, especially when combined with the use of a neuromodulator, such as Botox, Dysport or Xeomin.. I prefer the combination of Radiesse, a calcium-based volumizing agent, and... more

Chin Implant Revision or Fillers to the Jawline

Thank you for the question and your photos. It looks like the chin implant is not secured or has migrated. If the implant is not in a stable position, a revision surgery would be needed to either stabilize the current implant or replace it with another. If the implant is in a stable position but is off-center or crooked, injectable fillers can be used to lessen this appearance. In the jawline or chin region, I typically use Radiesse because it is thicker and lasts longer, though other... more

Non-Surgical Chin Implant Revision

Fillers can be used to augment and improve chin contour. My first choice would be using the patient's own fat; if the patient considered that an invasive procedure I would use Radiesse. For tear trough augmentation I would use fat or Restylane. Having said that, I strongly recommend that you consider removal and replacement of the existing implant. Done well, the results are permanent.

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Chin implant correction

Thank you for your recent inquiry. Personally I would have the implant replaced and repositioned. The implant is pointing down instead of providing the proper augmentation that is needed. Fillers may be used for this area like Juvederm Ultra or Ultra plus however this may be costly and may not completely provide the aesthetic changes needed. I perform a lot of chin augmentation procedures and when done properly this is a very quick procedure to recover from with little downtime... more