What are the different types of chin implants?

There are a variety of silicone chin implant shapes and sizes.  Some can aid to make a chin wider while others can result in a chin which is more pointy.  In my practice, I show the patients the actual implants so the patient can get a very good idea as to their shape and size.  Once you have been examined, your surgeon can discuss what type of implant may be best suited for your needs and desires.  Best wishes, Dr. Lepore.

 Hi, I have performed many facial shaping procedures, including Chin Augmentation with dermal fillers or silastic chin implants, for over 30 years.  There are many different shapes and sizes of chin implants.  I prefer using extended anatomical silastic chin implants as described below which in my experience and humble opinion provide the most natural looking results when correcting a "weak chin". Non smiling photos of your face from the front and side would help in the evaluation.  When the chin is weak, this creates an imbalance making the nose appear larger, the mid face top heavy, the lower face looks short, de-emphasizes the lips and allows early formation of a "double chin".  
 Proper placement of a silastic chin implant adds forward projection to the chin thereby creating harmony and balance to the lower face.  Using the same incision, liposuction can be performed to reduce the fat and further shape the neck.  Excess skin, from below the chin, can also be removed through the same incision.  
 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 (requires extensive tissue dissection, bone cuts and placement of metal screws and plates to secure the cut segments of bone).  I perform chin implant surgery in 30 minutes or less, often using a local anesthetic alone.  Hope this helps.