Chin Plasty (Mentoplasty)

Augmentation of the chin area (mentoplasty) - operation, which is carried out at certain anatomical features in order to give the face a more harmonious appearance, for correct the shape and size of the chin.

Citations from the monograph "Facelift", author Slyusaryev Illya:

"Facial implants - general term that includes a range of treatments and operations. The aim is to achieve optimal implant coating thickness of soft tissue structures and adequate bone support projection elements. The implant may be a soft and dense structural alloplastic implants. When used surgical techniques change the topography of bones of certain areas due to the implantation of solid synthetic material having a predetermined shape.

Today we have a lot of varieties facial implants. They are made of a solid silicone, polyethylene, acrylic, polytetrafluoroethylene, and a variety of other synthetic materials. They are intended for certain zones augmentation strictly, and have different sizes.

Usually used to install the implant often intraoral. The implant may be installed in supraperiostal or subperiosteal zone. Set in the subperiosteal pocket is much more preferable. In this case, excluded, even slight movement of the implant. If duration operation used general anesthesia, before the incision, it is necessary to perform infiltration anesthesia under the periosteum."

In that case, if the operation is performed under local anesthesia, hospitalization is not required., For several days needed fixing bandage.

For at least a week - 10 days after the operation the patient can feel of discomfort during eating and swelling this zone.