Facial Alloplastic Implants, Chin: Multimedia

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Further Reading

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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John A Grossman, MD, Emeritus Chairman, Instructor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery, University of Colorado Rose Medical Center
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