Silicone Chin Implant: What can it do for you?

Just how important is the chin when it comes to an attractive face? Being at the bottom of the face, your chin basically serves as the anchor for your entire facial appearance. If it is well defined, it helps provide a strong, eye-catching look as it strikes a harmonious balance with your other features.

On the other hand, an undersized or receding chin can make your nose appear larger than it is, your jaw line seem weaker, and your face more tired looking. Essentially, a weak chin causes other features to appear out of scale.

A silicone chin implant helps restore a more aesthetic facial appearance, giving you a stronger jaw line and a more dynamic, youthful look. It not only increases the anteroposterior (front to back) dimension of your jaw-chin profile, it increases the frontal vertical dimension of the lower third of your face. This helps enable all features to look more proportional whether viewed in profile or face-to-face.

Okay, you ask – what are the pros and cons of using a chin implant over, say, an injectable facial filler?

By and large, various facial fillers have yielded excellent results in many patients seeking, for example, to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Nonetheless, while some facial fillers have a better performance record as volumizers than others, most require multiple injections over time because the injected material eventually resorbs into the body. Occasionally, the filler migrates from its intended position, resorbs unevenly, or in some cases causes nodules or lumps to form which are extremely difficult to remove completely. If a “permanent” filler such as Artefill^® (from Suneva Medical) is used, and the procedure results in a less-than-pleasing look, reversal is next to impossible.

Silicone implants, however, have the unique trait of providing permanent yet completely reversible results. Made of medical grade silicone, Implantech’s implants have the feel of soft tissue and underlying bone. They have tapered edges for a smooth implant-to-face transition, and Implantech’s Conform™ products feature a grid backing to adapt readily to the existing facial structure. A silicone implant can easily be trimmed to accommodate a patient’s unique situation, and if the need arises, it can be removed in one procedure.

If you have a weak chin with otherwise normally functioning jaw and teeth, chin augmentation with a silicone implant may be your procedure of choice. Consult with a plastic surgeon for help in deciding whether a chin implant is right for you.