Can I Get A Pointy Chin With An Implant?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I always desired a pointy chin. I did two surgeries already to add a silicone implant, but as usual, there are no available silicone implants which are pointy

In this picture I am with the new implant which doctor has placed on my chin (purple hair) But I would like my chin to be more pointy.. or projected in the frontal area only, not on the sides

Actually I have spoken with my doctor and he said that maybe in my situation I should go for a bone reshape surgery, because in my situation, not only the implants are not giving the proper result, but also the bone has a masculine shape. And I would like to have a more feminine chin

Those above are my pictures before the implant surgery. So you can see that my chin was always a bit more masculine because of my chin bone. So what does doctor suggest? I would like to know an honest opinion if in my situation better to do bone reshaping or if a pointy implant would work.

A:Creating a pointy chin in a female can be done at one of two ways. If one is not opposed to implant you simply take the standard implant and modify it to be pointy or make a custom implant design. If one as opposed to an implant then you can do a T-shaped bony genioplasty to create that effect. Because an implant can create the most V-shaped change to the chin this will likely have a better effect on creating a pointy shape than even a T-shaped bony genioplasty. Just because there is no standard implant that has that effect there are many ways around the implant design issue as I have already mentioned and you have already attached a picture which shows how to address such a chin implant design.

Since you already have a chin implant and clearly are not opposed two an implant I would think the simpler and most effective solution would be to do it to a proper implant design.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon