Can a chin implant add vertical length?

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Is the before and after possible with just a chin implant , neck and lower face lipo, buccal fat pad removal, lip augmentation, and rhinoplasty? Or would I need sliding genioplasty with a chin/jaw implant?

William Portuese, MD · Answer

Chin implants are primarily designed to give forward projection and lateral width. Only a few millimeters of vertical height is accomplished with placement of a chin implant. A neck lift with submental liposuction can also improve the jawline and  is complementary to a chin implant.

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

Hi, I have performed many Chin Augmentations, Rhinoplasty Surgeries and Facial Shaping procedures over the past 30 years.  No before and afters are attached, so I will provide answers in general terms.  Rhinoplasty can thin and refine the nose making it more feminine and attractive.  Buccal fat should not be taken, in my humble opinion, as it can create facial hollowing at a later time.  I prefer using cheek implants to create the proper aesthetic cheek shape as described below for a woman.  (In contrast, a man's face and cheeks would be made more chiseled and angular).   Following the beauty principles outlined in my book on face and body beauty, women look the most feminine, youthful and attractive with heart shaped faces.  Heart shaped faces have cheeks that are full and round in the front.  Cheek augmentation with a dermal filler or using cheek implants for a permanent enhancement will create full, round cheeks that will feminize the entire face.     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 and highly effective.  Chin implants are placed to increase the forward projection.Hope this helps

Michael Elam, MD (retired) · Answer

Dear alexandriaaa, I am sorry but the before and after photographs are not showing on my screen. I have enclosed a video for you of a patient with similar procedures performed to show you an expected result. The patient was from out of state so I do not have updated photographs from the office however her improvements are even better today as the video is taken at seven days post surgery. I have also included a link below of a male patient with rhinoplasty, BFP and chin augmentation and sub-mental liposuction hopefully these will help. If you repost make sure your attachments are included so you can have some expert opinions. If you do not have any occlusions with your teeth then a chin augmentation is a much easier procedure then genioplasty with a quick recovery, minimal downtime and excellent results.  Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.

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