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Chin Asymmetry – Options in Correction

The location and prominence of the chin makes it a most visible facial part. It has a significant influence on the appearance and perception of one’s face. While it is recognized that a chin can be horizontally short or too long, and even vertically too short or too long, its position and shape is Read More…

Extreme Chin Augmentation with Combined Implants and Osteotomies

The treatment of a short chin is most commonly done with a synthetic implant. When the chin deficiency becomes larger, some plastic surgeons will move the small chin bone forward (osteotomy) to avoid using a larger chin implant. Both approaches are highly successful for chin augmentation and the use of either one is based Read More…

Techniques in Chin Ptosis Correction

A chin that sags over the line of the jaw (chin bone) is called chin ptosis. (ptosis is medically defined as a sagging of a body part) While some people have this naturally, most of the time it is due to the soft tissues of the chin sliding downward for a reason. This can Read More…

Aesthetic Orthopedic Surgery of the Chin

Moving the chin bone is the simplest of all the cosmetic facial bone procedures. Because the chin is easy to get to through the mouth and there is little in the way to get there, cutting and moving the chin bone (the tip of the front of the lower jaw) is relatively easy do Read More…

The Role of an Osteotomy (Sliding Genioplasty) in Chin Augmentation

When one thinks of chin augmentation for cosmetic purposes, the use of a chin implant typically comes to mind. And while the vast majority of chin augmentations are, in fact, done with an implant, there are some patients who may better benefit by a different approach. As opposed to putting an implant on top Read More…