Facial Implants

Facial implants change the basic shape and balance of the face using carefully shaped implants to build up a receding chin, add prominence to cheekbones, or reshape the jawline.

Two common procedures are chin augmentation (mentoplasty) and cheek augmentation.

A mentoplasty can bring a receding chin into better balance with other facial features and create a more pleasing look.

Cheek augmentation with an implant can correct flat or underdeveloped cheek bones. Because mentoplasty can improve the results of a facelift and rhinoplasty, it is sometimes done in conjunction with these procedures. After a local anaesthetic, an incision is usually made underneath the chin in a pre-existing skin crease. An implant is placed beneath the soft tissue at the point of the chin to enhance the chin's projection. For cheek implants, the incision is made inside the mouth between the cheek and upper gums. You will see improvement right after surgery, though some swelling is to be expected.