What is the cost of jaw implants (mandibular)? Why are they so rarely done? (Photo)

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I think jawline is by far the most determining factor of beauty. Almost every beautiful person has a low angle jawline. So is it rarely done, because of risk of infection and difficulty to perform? Do you have to remove muscle from the jaw to put in the implants? And what is the cost of having it done? I assume they require a lot of customization? The photo below shows how much a difference jawline can make and I'd like to have a better one

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

This is probably the least frequent facial implants related procedure in our practice; reason is, very likely, that few patients identify jaw size and shape as a reason for facial dis-balance. There is no increased rate of infection in comparison to other facial implants based on our experience. In most cases standard jaw implants are sufficient to achieve desired improvement. In person evaluation and discussion about your goals and options is recommended. Good luck.

Ozge Ergun, MD · Answer

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Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

Hi, I have performed many facial shaping procedures using dermal fillers, silastic facial implants (cheek, chin), liposuction and/or facelifts for over 30 years.  Following my beauty principles, men look chiseled and handsome with angularity in the cheeks, chin and mandibular angles.  From the photos, your cheeks are flat in the front, the chin is weak as are the mandibular angles and there is excess facial fat in front and below the cheeks.  This combines to create an elongated oval shaped face.  In contrast, the example photo displays angularity as described above.  The following procedures would create a more ruggedly handsome face.
Cheek augmentation with cheek implants to add angularity to the cheeks and mid face.  Liposuction can be combined to reduce any excess fat to further shape the cheeks and face.  Liposuction can reduce excess fat to further shape the cheeks and face.
Chin augmentation, using a chin implant, to add projection to the chin creating harmony and balance to the lower face.  I have performed many facial shaping procedures, including Chin Augmentation with dermal fillers or silastic chin implants, for over 30 years.  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 bone segments).  I perform chin implant surgery in 30 minutes or less, often using a local anesthetic alone.  In my opinion, you are a good candidate for chin implant surgery.  
Augmentation of the mandibular angles using a dermal filler (jaw implants have too many unwanted side effects IMHO) to add volume, angularity and flare to the jaw line.  Jaw implants are not and have not been a commonly used facial aesthetic procedure, over the past decades, due to the degree of unwanted complications.  
Hope this helps.

Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired) · Answer

I would agree with your view of how jawlines enhance both frontal and profile views, which is why we perform many of these contour enhancements. There are always risks of infection with any foreign product placed through the mouth, so superb care is required for a few weeks to minimize that risk. Once healed, the implants establish themselves long term.

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