Beauty Doc Blog

One of the ways that cosmetic surgery can help you achieve the look you desire is by ensuring that your face is fully in proportion. This is one of the most important features of an attractive face: it should be symmetrical and the eyes, nose, mouth and ears should be balanced. Sometimes, one of our features stands out among the rest as being less-than-ideal. If you have a weak, small or disproportionate chin, you might want to consider chin augmentation to give you that pristine profile.

A small chin can cause an otherwise good-looking face to appear weak. The nose might appear larger than it is, or the neck might look thicker than it is. You want to have balance in all of your facial features, and your chin is a subtle but important part of this equation.

The chin augmentation surgery itself takes anywhere from 30 minutes to over an hour. Your surgeon will make an incision either along the natural line of your chin on the outside, or in your mouth where your gums and lower lip meet. This incision will be relatively small, and will stretch to accommodate the implant. The implant itself will be made of a synthetic material that is design to look and feel just like the bone under your chin, so you don’t have to worry about an unnatural appearance after surgery. Your doctor will insert this implant into the incision, and will use sutures to close up the wound.

Your chin and jaw area will be tender for several days after the surgery, and you will likely have to avoid chewing as much as possible. Your doctor will usually apply a dressing to the chin, which should be kept on for several days until a follow-up appointment. Once it is taken off, you will have more freedom to move your jaw.

After about six weeks, the area should be free from any remaining swelling and pain, and you can enjoy the results of the surgery. If the incision was made inside the mouth, there will be no visible scar; if it was made along the jawline, the scar will be minimal.

The size and shape of your implant will depend on the balance of your other features. You and your doctor can build up a mock profile to see how this will look after it is done. Because of the nature of the implant, the result will likely be permanent, so be sure this is something that you want for life.

Your profile will appear more defined and you will enjoy a more balanced facial structure after a successful chin augmentation. Discuss this with your doctor today, and see if it’s right for you.