Visualizing a Chin Implant?

asked 10 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Mark Hamilton, MD
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Tags: chin, choices, consultation, options, recommendation, small, smaller

Can the patient choose the way his chin will look after the surgery? Is there a computer simulation procedure to choose the chin implant size for a "weak" chin?

5 answers to Visualizing a Chin Implant?

Video imaging software is a great tool

Chin implants can improve a patient’s profile and balance a patient’s facial appearance. Unfortunately, for many patients, it is difficult to view fully what their profile looks like and even more difficult to determine what it would look like with a chin implant. Fortunately, with video imaging software, many facial plastic surgeons can show you what you would like with a chin implant from a side view as well as from the front. This is a great tool for helping patients... more

Mark Hamilton, MD
Indianapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon

Chin implant or liposuction?

Yes there are different imaging programs to demonstrate how you would look like after a chin implant, therfore you can help yopu rsurgeon to decide which one would be the best choice for you. The other way to get some idea would be to review the pre and post op photos of a patient who has some resembleness to your feature/profile. what we do in our office is to glue different "sizer " implants to the patient's chin and let the patient be to vew him/herself in a mirror and... more

Fereydoon S. Mahjouri, MD
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

Chin implant visualization by computer simulation.

24 years ago I thought computer video imaging would be an asset in patient education, and frankly, marketing for certain cosmetic procedures. My partners and I bought the (then very-expensive) software, hardware (the video card alone was $4500 in 1987 dollars!), and training. We found it very useful in chin implant selection, liposuction under the chin (later, submental direct excision as I have discussed elsewhere), rhinoplasty profile, and frontal rhinoplasty views. It was not helpful (and... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

Computer imaging

There is computer imaging available that will help you visualize the changes and how it fits your face. But it will not choose the size , shape implant . Plus no computer can simulate wound healing body reaction and scarring. We probably will have these advances in the next 20-50 years. There is also 3D imaging help you visualize the changes does not replace the surgeon and the surgical decision making,

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Yes, simulation is helpful pre-op!

Hi there. Most facial plastic surgeons now offer photo-morphing, or photo simulation of the effects of different procedures. While they are not guarantees of results, they are very helpful in education and arriving at realistic expectations. Just as importantly, look at before/after photos of patients about your age and with similar anatomy to get an idea of results- I find photo morphing to look a little "pixelated" compared to the natural results seen in my patients. good luck! more

Catherine Winslow, MD
Indianapolis Facial Plastic Surgeon

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