How far back does an extended chin implant or prejowl implant go?

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How far back does an extended chin implant or prejowl implant extend? Is there a mark as to how far back it goes. I am looking for something that has more length along the mandible body then not.

Elliot W. Jacobs, MD · Answer

The extended chin implant is quite versatile and provides added fullness to the chin and the immediate sides of the chin -- kind of like a wrap-around bumper on a car.  If there is a depression in the pre-jowl area, then an extended implant with a bulge in the pre-jowl area can be used to fill in that depression.These implants are made of silicone rubber and can be custom trimmed during surgery to fill just the required need -- and no more.I have done many of these implants and they are quite successful.Elliot Jacobs, MD, FACSNew York City

Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired) · Answer

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.

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

Hi, I have performed many Chin Augmentations using chin implants for over 30 years.  Non smiling photos of your face from the front and side would help in the evaluation.  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 augmentation using a chin implant will add projection to the chin creating harmony and balance to the lower face.

I have found that placement of a 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 chin implant surgery in 30 minutes or less, often using a local anesthetic alone.  The extended anatomical implant is the one that I use and it does taper along the sides of the chin as it meets the jaw line.  If your mandibular angles are weak, these are best addressed with augmentation using a dermal filler which has none of the unwanted side effects that a mandibular bar or jaw implants has.

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