Chin surgery
Chin surgery, also known as mentoplasty, is a surgical procedure to reshape the chin either by enhancement with an implant or reduction surgery on the bone. Many a times cosmetic surgeons may recommend chin surgery to a patient having nose surgery in order to achieve facial proportion, as the size of the chin may minimize or magnify the perceived size of the nose. This helps provide a harmonious and symmetric balance to your facial features so that you feel better about the way you look.
It is a surgery that is performed to reshape a chin. A Patient Usually Demands such surgery after he has met with an accident or for aesthetic purposes. Chin surgery will also affect the look of the nose, cheeks and face. It can give your face a more balanced appearance. Individual facial bones shift, reduce, or enlarge with age. So usually the patients are adults. The surgery enhances our facial features.
Chin surgery is usually performed as an outpatient procedure in the OPD surgical center or hospital. The procedure may be performed under local anesthesia
CHIN REDUCTION SURGERY
With cosmetic surgery to reduce the chin, an incision is made in the chin and the bone is sculpted. The excess is removed from it and the incision is stitched up.
DOUBLE CHIN PLASTIC SURGERY
Double chin plastic surgery is a different genre of cosmetic chin surgery. It gets rid of the excess skin and fatty tissues that result in a double chin. Patients may be treated with Liposuction, which removes the excess fat through a small incision.
In this Surgery, the incision is done either under the lower lip inside the mouth or under the chin in an inconspicuous location.
RECOVERY Tips:
The patient may also experience significant swelling or discoloration in the treated area, which will subside over the course of several weeks. The surgeon removes the stitches within seven days of the procedure.
Follow your doctor's postoperative precaution and instruction list to help reduce the risk of complications. There may be some pain, which can be managed with oral medications. The surgeon may give you some recommendations to reduce swelling, such as elevating your head. Normal activities can be resumed by the patient typically within a span of seven days.
