Chin surgery

Chin plastic surgery is a surgical procedure that can improve the shape of the jaw or chin in people who are very withdrawn this part of the body, which gives more power to the personality and gives harmony to the face.

Chin surgery can be combined with other facial plastic surgeries such as nose surgery and the chin, to refine the face and give greater harmony. Sometimes the plastic surgeon may recommend rhinoplasty along with chin surgery in order to achieve good facial proportion.

What is the mentoplasty? This is a type of plastic surgery that requires only 30 minutes and can be performed under local anesthesia and sedation, which will help the patient to be more relaxed. The procedure is outpatient and takes place through an incision under the chin. It is a bag to place a silicone implant and thus increases chin projection.

For any type of surgery is necessary to assess the health status of the patient and preoperative requirement. Determine the size of the prosthesis through a study of a patient's deperfil photo or X-rays.

The prosthesis mentonianaPara chin surgery there are several types of prostheses or implants, some of them can be fixed with screws directly to the bone, which makes that they are firmer. Other prostheses are fixed only with sutures.

Commonly, solid silicone implants are and come in various sizes as well as forward projection. The traditional prosthesis are the anatomical and concave. The latter aim to enhance and define the contour of the chin only, while anatomical prostheses have lateral extensions to increase the size of the chin and further define the contour and mandibular jaw.

Complications of surgery risks are mentónLos from postoperative complications, such as scarring, seroma, skin necrosis, and so on., To severe and fatal complications such as bad reaction to anesthesia, blood clots can migrate to the heart, blocking the pulmonary artery, and so on.

These risks can be reduced through appropriate measures and compliance with certain standards and requirements, including preoperative studies, pre-and post-surgical indications, surgical facilities adequate clinical history, compliance with the plastic surgeon's instructions after surgery, and so on.