Will a full face motorcycle helmet which is tight against my face and jaw be a problem when I have a chin implant?

Without the benefit of a complete exam, have a friend take a profile picture of you in a relaxed position, then move your jaw forward and ask them to take another or several photos. This should give you an idea of what your profile would look like with a genioplasty of chin implant. Good luck!

Jawline implants are made of various materials - the three most common are Silastic, Goretex-like, and Acrylic/'Porex'. All of them have been used for many years and are especially 'safe' in the jawline. The chin can show some bone 'resorption' with the Silastic implants due to the overlying...

Without an exam your question cannot be answered.  You will need to see an Oral/Maxillofacial surgeon to see if othognathic surgery, genioplasty or using an implant is best for your specific case. It should be noted that patients with severely weak jaws or abnormally functioning jaws may be b...

Hi. The terms: "mouth-breather face", or "Adenoid Facies" are sometimes used in ENT and Pediatrics to describe a particular flattened-appearing midface with open-mouth breathing seen in certain 2~7 year-old children who have very large and very obstructing adenoids filling the space of the...

Without an exam your question cannot be answered.  You will need to see an Oral/Maxillofacial surgeon to see if othognathic surgery, genioplasty or using an implant is best for your specific case. It should be noted that patients with severely weak jaws or abnormally functioning jaws may be b...

Chin implants are designed to fit over the jaw bone and are relatively flat on the side that goes next to the bone.  The front side of the implant is curved so that it contours to the lower face.  It would be difficult to stack a chin implant on top of another chin implant because the flat su...