Am I A Good Candidate For A Wrap Around Jaw Implant?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering if Dr. Eppley believes I would be a good candidate for a custom wrap-around jaw and chin implant. I currently have a silicone chin implant that was placed two years ago.

My primary goal is to achieve greater jawline definition and improve overall facial balance. I feel that my upper face and cheekbones are relatively wide, which makes my lower face appear narrow by comparison. I am interested in whether a custom wrap-around implant could help create a stronger, more proportionate jawline.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing Dr. Eppley’s thoughts.

A:Like all aesthetic surgeries one is a good candidate if their aesthetic objectives could be achieved by surgery. In that regard, while your chin implant has undoubtably added good horizontal projection, you remain with a round shaped chin that is vertically short, you have a flat mandibular planeangle, and you have jaw angles that remain too narrow for the width of the rest of your face. Does a wraparound shoreline implant that adds vertical length to the chin and squares it out with widening of the jaw angles are the effects that it could produce. If you see this type of change as shown in the attached imaging is favorable then you are a good candidate for the surgery.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon