What exactly does a flowers mandibular glove chin implant do differently than other implants? What is it designed to do?

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William Portuese, MD · Answer

Chin Implants are manufactured  in a large array of sizes, thicknesses and shapes. Remember, the chin implant is placed directly over the bone which is approximately a half an inch underneath the skin, muscle, and fat in the chin area. The size of the implant matters the most, not  the shape. In our practice, we have used Implantech solid silicone anatomical chin implants for over 25 years with an excellent success rate. The flowers chin implants are very acceptable implant as well. For more information, diagrams of  the chin implants, and many before-and-after examples, please see the link and the video below

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

Hi, I have performed many Chin Augmentations using silastic chin implants and prefer the EAC version over the Flower Mandibular Glove implant that has a wider front face section.  There are many different sizes shapes and various materials as well as methods of placement.  I have found that placement of an EAC silastic chin implant, through a small curved incision under the chin (also allows excess skin removal) to be very safe, quick, highly effective and far less invasive than a sliding genioplasty.  I perform the procedure in 30 minutes or less, often using local anesthetic alone.  In my humble opinion and experience the EAC provides a more natural, forward projection to correct a weak chin with a more naturally attractive result.Hope this helps.

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