Does a Chin Implant set off metal detectors?

 Hi, I have performed many Chin Augmentations using chin implants for over 30 years.  A weak chin creates an imbalance making the nose appear larger, the mid face top heavy and the lower face look short that de-emphasizes the lips and allows early formation of a double chin.  Chin au...

A properly positioned chin implant will not make your face look more oblong. If the chin implant was an incorrect shape or placed too low, it may make the face appear longer. However, a properly shaped and positioned implant will add width to the lower face and improve the facial profile...

 Hi, I have performed many Chin Augmentations using chin implants for over 30 years.  From the photos, it's difficult to tell if the wing of the implant is significantly above the bottom edge of the jaw line.  I have placed chin implants through a small, curved incision under the chin, for ma...

No plastic surgery, if it is well performed, will change your look drastically or make you unrecognizable. A chin implant is such a subtle improvement that most people won't even think you had “work” done; they'll just notice that you look better, somehow. The implant will most significantly cha...

Your request is certainly not unusual for many of our patients and relates to altering the contour of the lower jaw, including perceived 'height' of the chin area. The overlying soft tissue generally follows the reduced contour of the bone especially at a younger age. The surgery is performed...

It is always possible to reshape and define the jawline with augmentation as far back as you and the surgeon decide. Don't just rely on 'store bought/standard' implants since a true approach is to contour the entire jawline artistically with product 'added' at surgery.