jaw augmentation

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The jaw augmentation is the art and science of plastic surgery to reshape the chin giving better facial harmony.

Most people have facial asymmetry - small asymmetries are common and generally go unnoticed. However, if your jaw is too tight or bent, can be annoying. These aesthetic problems are fixed by jaw augmentation.

Jaw augmentation use implants below the surface of the skin to correct the contour and projection of the chin. The implants are available in wide variety of materials, shapes and sizes.

Implants for jaw augmentation can be molded, trimmed and sculpted by the plastic surgeon to give the chin the ideal shape and can improve the appearance on the nose, making the nose visually small.

The jaw augmentation is particularly effective if implemented in combination with other facial plastic surgeries as rhinoplasty or neck liposuction.

jaw augmentation - implants

Implants for jaw augmentation are made from various materials that vary in texture, consistency, firmness and appearance. Each material have advantages and disadvantages and each plastic surgeon recommends the implants based on their experiences.

silastic implant for jaw augmentation

Is made with flexible plastic used for decades in the manufacture of pacemakers, artificial joints, medical prostheses in general. In plastic surgery is widely used for facial implants.

Is available in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, is relatively inexpensive, easy to place and remove and has low infection rate. But this type of implant can change position, erode the surface of the underlying bone and be felt under the skin.

hydroxyapatite implant for jaw augmentation

Made of durable and lightweight ceramic material that can be placed as several small granules or as a single piece.

Is porous as the marine coral - this feature allows the growth of tissues, bones and blood vessels around the implant and prevents the implantation change of position, and prevents infections and corrodes the underlying bone. This material may be pre wrapped before being placed and even after surgery is easy to modify the shape through a surgical revision.

polyethylene implant for jaw augmentation

Comes in one piece and is similar to coral marine presenting the same advantages of hydroxyapatite.

polytetrafluoroethylene implant for jaw augmentation

Made the crossing of fabric tissue and rubber. Used in medicine to replace arteries in bypass surgery. The polytetrafluoroethylene is soft, malleable, porous and can adhere to the surrounding soft tissue. This type of implant does not adhere to the bone and can migrate and cause bone erosion surface.

It is easily modified before being implanted in the jaw augmentation, but difficult to change after the surgery.

jaw augmentation - results

adapting to the new image

The majority of procedures in plastic surgery has a positive impact on self-image. However, there are limits on the jaw augmentation.

We become accustomed over the years with our facial characteristics. Beyond a certain age, any change, no matter how attractive is, can be unacceptable because we can feel different or even another person.

duration of results in jaw augmentation

After jaw augmentation, the results are usually lasting. Unless you develop complications, you will not need any additional surgery.

satisfaction after jaw augmentation

The simplicity as the implant is implanted and the magnitude of aesthetic result, increase the popularity of augmentation jaw.

jaw augmentation - possibles complications

When we talk about jaw augmentation complications do not mean that this will happen - of course, the plastic surgeon is able to assess the risks background. The possible complications of jaw augmentation are:

asymmetry

Asymmetry may occur after the jaw augmentation if the implant move slightly out of the alignment.

bone erosion

Occasionally, depending on type of jaw augmentation implant, it may move slightly up in friction with the bone and it can slowly erode the bone.