Facial Symmetry and Beauty: The Impact of Chin Augmentation

·       Do you want to improve a weak or recessed chin's shape, size, and contour?

·       Do you want to enhance the definition of the neck and jawline?

·       Did you know chin implant surgery helps improve the look of your face from all angles, especially the side view?

·       Did you know chin augmentation surgery also helps reduce the prominence of jowls or double chin?

Chin augmentation/ implant surgery is pivotal in creating a photogenic facial profile for those unhappy with how their face looks or feels due to either a recessed chin, prominence of jowls or a double chin, or the compromised chin contour. However, the main goal of the chin augmentation surgery is to reshape/ enhance the chin profile using an implant, which is a biocompatible device designed specifically to improve the chin profile by defining the contour of the chin, and possibly the neck, jawline, and creating a more balanced, harmonious, and aesthetically pleasing facial profile.

Chin augmentation surgery in Bangalore is highly in demand; every day, we have recorded an increasing number of patient calls requesting chin implants at Dr Karishma Aesthetics. An asymmetrical facial profile that is not aligned with aesthetic facial features is a top concern that has raised the demand for plastic surgeries, especially facelifts, chin implants, neck lifts, and double chin removal surgery. Moreover, the concern of a double chin also has been a prime cause of people requesting chin correction surgery to restore overall facial harmony, added Dr. Karishma Kagodu (MS, MCh), a board-certified celebrity plastic surgeon, Managing Director of Kaesthetics, Indiranagar, Bangalore.

How Chin Augmentation Can Enhance Facial Symmetry?

Chin defines photogenic facial features, and having an aesthetically pleasing chin profile means it is harmonious with other facial features, such as neck, nose, and cheeks. However, most often, Dr Karishma Kagodu may recommend chin augmentation in combination with other facial plastic surgery procedures, such as facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, or cheek implants to meet the best aesthetic results, resulting in a more harmonious balance of the facial features, and enhance the patient's quality of life and self-confidence, as well.

Chin augmentation is often recommended for:

·       Enhance the definition of neck and jawline

·       Corrects the concerns of a weak or recessed chin

·       Reduce the appearance of double chin

·       Enhance overall facial harmony.

Customized chin implants/ augmentation at Kaesthetics, Bangalore, to improve facial symmetry:

Dr Karishma Kagodu has a super speciality in performing chin implant surgery, and she has a credit record of happily satisfying and meeting the best results for over a decade. Dr. Kagodu can help her patients safely and effectively meet all their aesthetic goals and realistic expectations and significantly improve their facial appearance.

The primary purpose of a chin implant is to improve the shape, size, and contour of the chin and possibly the neck and jawline to create a more symmetrical, balanced facial profile. However, facial asymmetry is addressed effectively with chin implant surgery, where the plastic surgeon reshapes or redefines the contour of the lower face by inserting the implant onto the lower midline jawbone, reducing the prominence of jowls.

Chin implants help patients to achieve overall facial balance by fixing the following:

·       Harmonizing the relationship between your nose and chin,

·       Correcting the facial asymmetry

·       Augment the chin projection.

·       Enhance facial shape

·       Decrease ageing soft tissue laxity.

·       Correct an unfavourable labiodental crease (the angle between the lower lip and the chin)

·       Effectively reduce the appearance of a double chin, as small chin bone is the root cause of a double chin or a turkey neck and chin implants, by improving the chin projection and defining jawline contour, effectively rectifying the double chin concerns.

Note: The right size and shape of the implant are crucial to avoid the chances of unnatural results, as an implant that is too small cannot produce a noticeable transformation. At the same time, one that is too big could disrupt the overall facial harmony.

IMPLANT MATERIALS:

Chin implants are used to address concerns like weak or recessed chin to meet the chin's aesthetic shape, size, and contour. The implants are biocompatible devices commonly crafted from silicone and placed around a patient's chin based on their unique goals and realistic expectations. However, chin implants may vary in shape and size to cater to patient's unique facial features, as some patients require a relatively small volume of their chin. In contrast, others can expect the larger one to define their facial features to attain more balanced, harmonious facial features.

The chin implants are relatively small but can be customized based on the patient's unique facial features. However, a 3D CT scan is required before customizing the implant, so the introductory consultation is inevitable for effectively planning chin implant surgery at Kaesthetics, Bangalore.

RECOVERY AND AFTERCARE:

Following the chin implant surgery, the associated recovery process may vary from patient to patient based on the extent of the procedure and the physiological and anatomical status of the patients. As every patient heals differently, the results may also vary depending on the custom-tailor chin implant surgery and the patient's unique facial features.

We have for you here the healing development that must be communicated to the prospective patients, as associated discomforts are healing development and can be treated as an inevitable inclusion that must be taken care of with prescription medications and post-op follow-ups.

1.    Swelling: Patients can expect approximately six weeks for swelling to subside, and after that, they can enjoy the results. Patients will be instructed to avoid strenuous activities for the first few weeks following the surgery. Normal activities can be resumed after approximately ten days.

2.    Numbness: Some patients may experience numbness or altered sensation in the operating areas (lower face), which resolves over time.

3.    Limited chewing and speech: Patients may experience compromised speech for the first few days or weeks, which can return after healing. In addition, chewing may also be limited to support healing and avoid unwanted pressure on the treated areas. Patients are advised to follow a liquid or soft diet for a few days following the chin implant surgery.

Dr Karishma Aesthetics is a premier plastic surgery centre in Indiranagar, Bangalore. Book an appointment with Dr. Karishma Kagodu if you consider chin augmentation surgery to restore aesthetic facial features. For more information about chin implants and how they can improve your appearance and self-confidence, call our office at +91 8042036382, +91 9108969006, +91 7624809006, or schedule an appointment online.