What’s the safest material for a facial implant?

The majority of foreign bodies placed during surgery and never excepted by the body. Instead the body will form a thin membrane of scar tissue to seal off the substance called a capsule.

Issues with silicone implants I’ve never been the solid silicon shell the damn plant is made out of but rather the liquid or a gel silicon inside the implant.

Chin implants are made out of solid silicon very similar to what breast implant shells are made out of.

There is no liquid or gel silicone in a chin implant so there is nothing to leak.

Reactions to implants containing solid, liquid and gel silicon have been proven scientifically to not cause any type of medical illness and this has been confirmed numerous times with very large international studies.

The placebo effect can be powerful and if someone believes that silicon is making them sick then they probably will start feeling sick.

The science show says silicon implants are safe and the FDA who once removed silicon a breast implants put them back on the market because they were convinced there is no harm in placing these products.

That is not to say that these procedures don’t come with out complications or issues.

For example, a chin implant will eventually start eroding the bone of the mandible to some degree. This is not a chemical reaction from some toxic aspect of silicon but simply from the foreign body putting pressure against the bone.

Medpore uses anon silicon material for their implants which is porous. This material allows in growth of tissue.

These implants have some advantages and some providers favor them. they can be technically difficult to remove because of the ingrowth of tissue.

The majority of plastic surgeons use solid silicone implants for facial work.

And alternative procedure which avoids any implant other than titanium fixation is a sliding genioplasty.

I suggest having a few in person consultations with local oral surgeons and board-certified plastic surgeons to learn more about these procedures and to confirm if you’re a good candidate or not.

In the end choosing the most talented and experienced provider is probably the most important variable.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD