The fastest growing cosmetic plastic surgery operation in 2011 was…chin augmentation. Done primarily with an implant, enhancing one’s profile by improving the projection of the chin increased over 70% last year. The rise in chin augmentation has been linked to the increasing use of Skype and FaceTime, applications where you are forced to look at yourself while talking to others. The distortion of webcams rarely improves one’s appearance and often makes the face look fatter. More likely the increase is due to new chin implant sizes and styles and the growing number of different types of facelifts which are often combined with chin implants to create a more defined and smoother jawline and neck angle.
Dr. Barry Eppley
Indianapolis, Indiana