MENTOPLASTY
(MENTON INCREASE SURGERY)
Chinking surgery, is done to give facial harmony if it is found with lack of projection (hypoplastic). There are two ways to increase the chin, one is with silicone implant and another is with fat infiltration of the same patient. Mentoplasty can be further combined with cheese implants, facial fat infiltration, or fillers of hyaluronic acid, aesthetic nose surgery, etc.
- Duration of surgery
It is variable depending on the procedure what is going to be done, between 1.5 and 2 hrs.
- Recovery
The increase of chin with the placement of implant and / or with grease are not disabling, will require 1 or 2 days of partial rest; They will present inflammation and possibly moretexts, which will disappear in a few days.
- Risks and complications
It is not very frequent but some of the following possible complications or risks may be presented or no hemorrhage during or after surgery; infections; Opening of wounds, difficulty or poor healing, risk increases mostly in smokers and diabetics; Medicated allergies to anesthetics etc.
- Results
The duration of the chin increase, after inflammation has disappeared 100% is indefinite. The infiltration of grease will always be absorbed by a percentage of blood, water and inflammatory liquid that is injected together with the fat, so at least two sessions are recommended; After the inflammation disappears 100%, the grease remains while the patient does not lower weight.
Additional Information
Chin increase surgery is ambulatory either with an implant or infiltration of fat, and will require leaving a splint with skin color adhesive tape, and the use of a chin belt for a few weeks. In the case of implant placement will require ultrasound sessions to reduce inflammation and pain. These procedures are generally outpatient and if there are no complications, hospitalization will not be necessary, if there is any complication during or after surgery, medications, overtime in operating room may be necessary, or even re-entering the operating room, any of These extra expenses that can be generated are not included in the initial cost and should be paid separately.
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