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Based on what appears on your photos, mandibular angle implants or fillers in those areas can help increase the width of your face, thus making your face seem less long. It would be best to discuss your options after consulting a board certified facial aesthetics specialist plastic surgeon in person and being examined physically.Hope this helps,Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD FEBOPRASEuropean and Turkish Board Certified Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonIstanbul, Turkey
You need a combination of a sliding genioplasty that brings your chin forward and vertically shortens it combined with vertical lengthening jaw angle implants that also add width. This is the only combination of lower jaw reshaping procedures that can shorten your lower face as well as widen it.
Dear pvlife, It is best to discuss your proposed activities with your surgeon as he/she knows best where you are in the recovery phase. You want to avoid any possibility of firm contact or extreme pressure for a few months. You should be back to your extreme activities in no time but its bes...
The chin implant that was chosen for you may the correct size and shape. Migration of the implant after placement is possible. Most surgeons secure them with sutures or screws. I prefer screws.
Depends what you mean by "settling". Once there is final healing, movement of the implant is very unlikely. However, over time there is a slight erosion of the bone under the implant. It really doesn't have any functional effect, but it can be seen on Xray. It is a normal...
Hi, I have performed many facial shaping procedures, including Chin Augmentation with dermal fillers or silastic chin implants, for over 30 years. From the photos, your chin is quite weak. When the chin is weak, this creates an imbalance making the nose appear larger, the mid face top he...
A portion of the mentalis muscle is detached when a chin implant is placed. Usually the implant sits on the lowest part of the chin and the remainder of the mentalis muscle is unaffected. The soft tissue of the chin is pushed horizontally and not vertically to any significant degree. It may be p...
Hi, not unless the front facing portion of the chin implant is wide and/or long. Chin implants come in many styles, shapes and projection (thickness) so it's essential to see an expert chin implant surgeon. I have performed many facial shaping procedures, including Chin Augmentation with derm...
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