Hi, I would like to know how stable a chin implant becomes after it is fully healed in regards to withstanding the kind of force that can be applied during jiu-jitsu or from the blows that realistically will land on your chin during boxing. I have read that "a pocket" forms around the implant and holds it in place, but would like to understand what exactly that means, because when I think of my face there is not much "meat"/tissue in the chin area to surround the implant and hold it in place.
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Dear Harr.yp, You have a slightly weak chin that could be augmented to provide a better balance to your profile. You appear to have full lower cheeks as well which may benefit from buccal fat pad reduction. It is common in patients with a slightly weak chin to also present with fullness in the ...
Chin implants can be comfortably placed in the office with local anesthesia. In my practice, we use mini-screw fixation for all of our facial implants.
The easiest way to determine your preferred appearance and with it the procedure that could deliver it would be to use a 3D photograph and computer simulation.The alternatives would be to contour the area under the chin either with liposuction which produces a moderate change or and anterior...
