Hi, I'm an Asian male looking to strengthen my weak chin, which lacks both vertical height and projection. I would prefer to place a permanent implant, rather than sliding genioplasty. From my research, a jaw implant sounds like what I'm looking for, but is that different from a chin implant or another name for the same procedure? Can you advise me on what procedure best suits what I'm looking for? Thank you.
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Thank you for your good question. Fillers are an excellent way to augment the chin when they are administered by an experienced, board-certified injector. The primary drawback to this approach is that it is temporary. To maintain your results, you will need to repeat the procedure about every...
The chin implants is clearly sitting too low now compared to the first one which was sitting too high....this is why your face is now elongated. It would be better if the implant was sitting between the previous two positions and was a size smaller. Fat transfer would be a poor choice compared...
There is no best implant. Style and size is based on physical examination. If no implant is ideal for a patient, the implant chosen can carved to obtain the modification needed for that patient. I now rarely use implants and prefer fat transfer. Properly performed fat transfer will obtain a res...