Chin plastic surgery - genioplasty, mentoplasty. How to remove the second chin
Plastic operations on the chin are performed to reduce or increase it. Clinics also offer double chin correction, which will help restore the natural contours of the face and make them clearer. Operations to reduce or increase the volume of the chin are called genioplasty and mentoplasty.
Mentoplasty (genioplasty) - indications and contraindications for carrying out
Indications for chin plastic surgery are:
- defects of this part of the face of a congenital or acquired nature;
- presence of a second chin;
- pronounced asymmetry of the face due to the irregular shape of its lower part;
- too big and "heavy" chin.
Most often, women apply for the operation - they want to remove the second chin in order to give the face "lightness" and restore its contours. Often, such an operation is combined with correction of the shape of the nose and cheekbones, which as a result helps to "create" a beautiful face with correct features.
Not everyone can do genioplasty with implants in a clinic or perform another type of chin correction. At the preliminary consultation, the doctor will find out if there are any contraindications to the operation. They include:
- the patient's age up to 23 years is a period during which bone growth and development are actively taking place;
- previously diagnosed diabetes of any type;
- kidney, liver and heart failure in history;
- problems with the blood coagulation system.
Types of chin plastic surgery
Mentoplasty can radically change a person's appearance, make it more attractive. Surgeons perform this operation in several ways:
- chin augmentation using the patient's own fat tissues - lipofilling;
- insertion of implants - correction is carried out after individual selection of the implant;
- reduction of the chin by "pumping" fat deposits from it - removal of the second chin;
- lift of the face oval – contour correction by correcting the shape and size of the chin.
Chin reduction surgery is performed by partially removing the bone and moving the chin back with its subsequent fixation in the desired position. This is the most difficult option of surgical intervention, performed through the skin of the chin or the mucous membrane of the oral cavity. The duration of the operation is 2 hours. In patients before and after reducing mentoplasty, the difference is observed not only in appearance - their psycho-emotional condition improves, sleep is stabilized.
Chin augmentation can be carried out in two ways - with the involvement of artificial implants or with the use of the patient's own adipose tissue. The price of chin contour plastic with fillers will be much higher than the same manipulation involving the patient's tissues. This is due to the need for individual selection of the filler (a filler used in case of tissue shortage) and the risk of its rejection during the rehabilitation period.
The work with the second chin is carried out in two stages:
- "pump out" fatty deposits;
- perform skin plastic surgery (excess skin flaps are removed, defects are sewn up).
Plastic surgeons can reduce the chin even after the patient has lost weight, when his skin has lost its elasticity and elasticity and looks flabby. The duration of the operation is a maximum of 2 hours, in the field of chin plastic surgery, this type of surgery is considered the simplest.
Rehabilitation after chin plastic surgery
There are general recommendations for recovery after plastic surgery on the chin:
- a supporting bandage should be worn in the lower part of the face until the postoperative wounds are completely healed;
- for 20-30 days after the operation, it is forbidden to do sports, lift heavy weights and carry out any thermal procedures in the area of the chin;
- during the first month after surgery, you should visit a doctor for observation.
As a rule, recovery after chin plastic surgery is quite quick and without complications. But rehabilitation after bone genioplasty can take place against the background of severe pain, inability to chew solid food. This condition lasts for 10-14 days, during this period the patient is recommended to consume only liquid food - milk drinks, pureed soups, and so on.
More detailed information about what surgical correction of the chin is and when contour plastic surgery of the chin with hyaluronic acid is indicated can be obtained on the pages of our site Dobrobut.com. There is also an opportunity to make an appointment with a plastic surgeon.
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