Mentoplasty, genioplasty is a surgery to correct the shape of the chin. Chin plastics can be aimed either at reducing an overly protruding chin, or at increasing it, as well as changing its contour in order to make the face more symmetrical and improve the profile.

Mentoplasty, operation technique:

The technology for performing chin plasty depends on whether it increases or decreases. Nevertheless, for augmentation and reduction mentoplasty, the same approaches are used: an external incision is made (in the skin fold under the chin) or an internal incision is made in the fold of the mucous membrane of the lower lip.

In reducing mentoplasty, excess bone is removed (bone resurfacing). In this case, its lower part is shifted back. This is a rather rare and traumatic operation, which can always (and sometimes recommended) be replaced with facial contouring.
Another way to correct the chin in the direction of its increase is the installation of a special chin implant or augmentation mentoplasty. Usually, silicone or cartilage facial implants are used. The operation is carried out mainly with the use of intravenous anesthesia and lasts from 40 minutes to 1.5 hours, depending on the type of intervention. At the end of the procedure, patient is fitted with a constricting compression bandage, which must be worn for about a week.