I'm a 24 year old female interested in a small chin implant. My main concern is that my mentolabial fold my be too deep and result in an unnatural look. Would I be a good candidate for this procedure or would it not achieve a more aesthetically pleasing result? Also, at this time I have about half a syringe of Radiesse injected in my chin.
January 28, 2014
Answer: I am a 24 year old female with a deep mentolabial fold. Am I a good candidate for a chin implant? If a reasonable size chin implant is placed your labiomental sulcus should not be objectionable. This is the case sometimes when a chin is augmented with a too large implant. Request videoimaging at your consultation to have a visual sense of what your plastic surgeon is planning and to ensure that you're both on the same page. I hope this information is helpful.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon
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January 28, 2014
Answer: I am a 24 year old female with a deep mentolabial fold. Am I a good candidate for a chin implant? If a reasonable size chin implant is placed your labiomental sulcus should not be objectionable. This is the case sometimes when a chin is augmented with a too large implant. Request videoimaging at your consultation to have a visual sense of what your plastic surgeon is planning and to ensure that you're both on the same page. I hope this information is helpful.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon
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August 3, 2018
Answer: Consider different options I commend you on your awareness of the deepened labio-mental crease, as most patients are unaware of its presence or significance. The ideal treatment is orthodontics followed by lower jaw advancement, but this is complex and likely unnessary, leaving good compromise options to be considered. Be very careful with a chin implant and it can indeed lead to a deepened crease and an unnatural appearance. If one is placed, it should be very small in projection. While I place chin implants in the vast majority of my patients with small chins, you fit into the category where I would strongly recommend a "lengthening" genioplasty---the chin bone is cut and moved forward as well as downwards a few mm. This produces a more natural appearing chin while at the same time often lessoning the depth of the labio-mental crease. I refer you to the following article on the topic published in 2004 titled Evaluation and treatment of vertical microgenia written by myself.Be sure to see a surgeon with understanding of these issues.
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August 3, 2018
Answer: Consider different options I commend you on your awareness of the deepened labio-mental crease, as most patients are unaware of its presence or significance. The ideal treatment is orthodontics followed by lower jaw advancement, but this is complex and likely unnessary, leaving good compromise options to be considered. Be very careful with a chin implant and it can indeed lead to a deepened crease and an unnatural appearance. If one is placed, it should be very small in projection. While I place chin implants in the vast majority of my patients with small chins, you fit into the category where I would strongly recommend a "lengthening" genioplasty---the chin bone is cut and moved forward as well as downwards a few mm. This produces a more natural appearing chin while at the same time often lessoning the depth of the labio-mental crease. I refer you to the following article on the topic published in 2004 titled Evaluation and treatment of vertical microgenia written by myself.Be sure to see a surgeon with understanding of these issues.
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