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Facial Alloplastic Implants, Chin: Follow-up

Author: John A Grossman, MD, Emeritus Chairman, Instructor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery, University of Colorado Rose Medical Center
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Updated: Sep 10, 2008

Outcome and Prognosis

The aesthetic results of mentoplasty with alloplastic implants are almost universally good. This includes objective improvements in appearance and patient satisfaction.

Future and Controversies

The future of alloplastic mentoplasty lies in improvement of implant materials and accompanying surgical technique. Some day, alloplastic material may exist initially as a semiliquid that can be injected subperiosteally and then molded to a final shape, after which it naturally cures to a permanent hardness. However, for the moment, this exists only in imagination.

As of 2006, permanent injectable soft-tissue fillers that are available outside the United States are on the horizon for approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Such injectables offer the possibility of soft-tissue augmentation to mimic the results of alloplastic implantation on the surface of the mentum.

 


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Keywords

chin implant, facial alloplastic implant, facial implant, mentoplasty, augmentation mentoplasty, chin augmentation, small chin, weak chin, chin surgery, genioplasty, chinplasty, profileplasty

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

John A Grossman, MD, Emeritus Chairman, Instructor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery, University of Colorado Rose Medical Center
John A Grossman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Burn Association, American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Colorado Medical Society, Lipoplasty Society of North America, and Pan-Pacific Surgical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Gregory Caputy, MD, PhD, Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery, Aesthetica Plastic and Laser Surgery Center of Honolulu
Gregory Caputy, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Canadian Medical Association, Hawaii Medical Association, International College of Surgeons, International College of Surgeons US Section, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, and Wound Healing Society
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Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Edward Owen Terino, MD, Director, Department of Plastic Surgery, Los Robles Medical Center
Edward Owen Terino, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and International College of Surgeons
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CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Practice Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center at Swedish Medical Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
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Chief Editor

Al Aly, MD, FACS, Consulting Surgeon, Iowa City Plastic Surgery
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