Candidate for rhinoplasty and chin implant? (Photo)

    The combination of the rhinoplasty and chin implant will improve facial balance and address your concerns very well.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

If the appearance of your
nose concerns you enough, it can be cosmetically improved with a rhinoplasty.
Whether it is worth doing is a decision that is personal and only you can make.
A receding chin can be improved with a natural appearing chin implant.Nasal cosmetic surgery and
a chin implant are frequently performed together in the appropriate patient.
The ideal aesthetic result should be individualized to achieve harmony with
your other facial features and improve the areas that concern you.Keep in mind that following
advice from a surgeon on this or any other website who proposes to tell you
what to do based on two dimensional photos without examining you, physically
feeling your tissue, assessing your desired outcome, taking a full medical
history and discussing the pros and cons of the operative procedure would not
be in your best surgery. Natural appearing results need to be individualized
and what is appropriate for one patient is not necessarily the best for someone
else. I would suggest that you find a surgeon with extensive rhinoplasty
experience certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and one who is
ideally a member of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
or a facial plastic surgeon (otolaryngologist) that you trust and are
comfortable with. You should discuss your concerns with that surgeon in person.
The extent and length of the procedure, cost, and the specific operative steps
to achieve an ideal cosmetic result vary from patient to patient and would
depend on the findings at your consultation examination.Robert Singer, M.D., FACSLa Jolla, California