Chin protrudes too much, even more when I smile and I feel like it also makes my face appear really small - advice? (photos)

If you are happy with your appearance and can eat everything then no surgery is required. If you have trouble chewing food double jaw surgery may be indicated. If your concern is only aesthetic, chin surgery would be indicated. If appears that you have lower lip incompetence so the chin surgery...

Hello, and thank you for your question. Based on your photo, it looks like you have a weak chin and may benefit from a chin augmentation procedure. While a more thorough evaluation is needed to determine the best procedure, typical treatments include chin implant surgery (an anatomically shaped...

Hello, and thank you for your question. Based on your photo, it looks like you have a weak chin, and anyone with a recessive chin that is not in balance with the rest of their face may be a candidate for a chin implant. Surgeons can use silicone implants, which can easily be customized to create...

It sounds like you are a good candidate for a genioplasty. This is a permanent procedure that allows us to pretty much put your chin in whatever position you like. You will most likely have chin ptosis after an implant removal, but a genioplasty would resolve that. It is a fairly common practice...

The capsule will not resorb. Typically capsules in this area are pretty thin. Medpore implants are porous with ingrowth of tissue and can be more challenging to remove. You should see something resembling long-term results by about six weeks and after three months you probably will not see...

Late infections are exceedingly rare for chin implants. Solid silicone implants are generally easy to remove but porous implants can be difficult. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD