Is the chin silicone implant safe? (Photo)

 In our practice, we have been using silicone chin implants for 25 years, and have an excellent success rate with them. Chin implants are manufactured in a variety of sizes and shapes, are inserted through a submental approach, usually under local anesthesia as an outpatient procedure.

There is no time limit for silicone or other types of chin implants. Their safety is proven for over 40 years. After many years one can see small changes on the bone underneath the implant(s) of any kind due to pressure. However, this is very rarely clinically visible and infrequently a reason to exchange the implant.New implants come in variety of shapes and sizes and an experienced board certified plastic surgeon will be able to select one that fits your needs the best. Implant can be placed through an incision inside of your mouth or through an incision underneath your chin. Surgery is done in local or twilight anesthesia.You should discussed this issue with an experienced plastic surgeon n your area. Good luck.

Being an option, chin implants have serious disadvantages, specially in
the mid and long term, patients are rarely happy with them after 5-6
years, all are out by then or later.Consider the chin advancement by means of sliding genioplasty, the advantages are:-lifetime procedure, no more revision or renewal procedures-more natural than implants-no visibility of implant edges during gestures-improves
the double chin effect at the sub-mental muscles (floor of mouth)
hammock caused by lack of tension there; also improves the shape and
tension of perioral muscles; implants do no offer this feature-horse-shoe enhancement, covering the chin and also the jaw sides of it-no future displacements or neuritis of mental nerves-practically zero infections and 100% healing of bones-no
need for complex plates and screws that may need future removal; just
steel wires synthesis may suffice, they stay buried into bone callusThe cons are:-expensive, but cheap if you consider the lifetime pros-technically
demanding, few surgeons are experienced or comfortable (though I
personally perform 100% of the chin augmentations by this osseous
method, always after offering the patients both options)-scary for the patient (though not so much if you explain well the stuff around it)This
is my advice to patients with weak chin, the sliding genioplasty above
all other options. After explaining pros and cons all my patients opt
for the osseous genioplasty and opt out implants or fillers.