Question:
I am male, 26 years old, and would like chin augmentation. How long do the effects of this surgery last? What do you use to augment the chin, an implant or fat transfer?
Answer:
For a very mild augmentation, fat transfer is a reasonable option. However, for a patient who has always had a weak chin, our first choice is chin augmentation. Even with someone in their 20s or 30s, we typically perform this with a very conservative liposuction of the neck which really enhances the results of the chin augmentation by restoring balance. The effects of this are indefinite and the implant that we use is the same one I have used for almost 20 years and that is an implant made of Gortex. As you know, Gortex is used extensively in human bodies for suture, hernia repair mesh, and heart valves. We know that it is safe and I, personally, have had a wonderful experience with this over the past many years with this type implant.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.