Should My Chin Be Lengthened By An Implant Or A Bony Lengthening?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello I’m interested in chin implant. his is the picture of a longer chin that I like.

A: For vertical chin lengthening the options include a custom implant or a vertical lengthening bony genioplasty. However the aesthetic outcomes of these two choices are quite different. If one needs 5 mm or less of vertical chin lengthening then an implant will be adequate. However when more than 5 mm is needed, and that is clearly what your ideal picture shows, one needs a vertical lengthening bony genioplasty. The change from your chin to that of your ideal picture is in the 8 to 10 mm range.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon