Posted May 28, 2013 in Blog, Podcast, Uncategorized
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Video Highlights
0:05 Chin implantation demand growth
0:20 Has social influenced this trend?
0:42 The procedure
1:27 Healing period
1:44 Chin implant assessment
2:30 The caution
2:57 Ideal chin
3:12 Pre Jaw implants
3:59 Chin implant inquiries
4:06 Why consider a chin implant?
Hi, this is Dr Michael Persky. I’d like to talk to you about chin augmentation using chin implants. Both for men and women, chin implantation is one of the fastest growing facial plastic surgical treatments. We’ve seen an increased in demand for this procedure. And many people think it may be because of social media and the preponderance of the digital age seen ourselves on video cams, computer, Face Time, Instagram, etc.
It’s a relatively simple procedure to have done. It’s done through a small incision under the chin and a crease where most of us have little traumas in the past. The scar when it heals is almost undetectable and the procedure is done through that incision. The section is carried down to the actual mandible bone. A small pocket is made in the tight lining of the bone on either side and the chin implant is then tucked in to that pocket. The muscles then closed, the soft tissues closed, and the skin is closed.
The stitches stay in place for 4-5 days. Once it heals it’s very difficult to even tell that there’s anything in there both from the patient’s perspective as well as from other people’s perspective. When patients come in for chin implant consultation, we assess their anatomy. We have different sizes of chin implant sizers that are then placed over the area. The implant fits somewhat like this (demonstrates) Depending on how much projection the patient needs, the correct implant is selected.
During surgery the implant is placed along the inferior border of the mandible and it sits kind of like this (demonstrates). The most important thing when performing the surgery is to make sure that your surgeon dissects low on the mandible to avoid these little holes called, where the mental nerve comes out and if this is damaged you can end up with some numbness. So it’s very important for the surgeon to know their anatomy obviously as with any surgery and to avoid that.
Ideally you want your chin to hit your lower lip if a line was dropped straight from your lower lip to your chin tangentially. That’s about the projection that you want. Another interesting aspect of augmentation implants in that area is a pre- implant which doesn’t really have the projection for the chin but it has projection out here for the jaw and these and the pre jaw. So what it does is it blends the jaw area with the chin and gives the patient a stronger chin line. So it sits there like this (demonstrates). It doesn’t really give you projection but it fills in the jaw area permanently. The chin implant and pre jaw implant are available. It’s a relatively simple procedure it takes probably about 30 minutes to do. It’s usually done in the operating room. If you have many more questions about your chin or chin implants, please feel free to contact us. One of the really nice things about chin implant is the bigger the chin is the smaller the nose looks.
Be well, bye.
