What is Chin Reduction Surgery?
Chin reduction is also called chin trimming, chin shaving, reduction mentoplasty, or genioplasty. It is a popular cosmetic procedure that reduces the size and projection of the chin. It makes the chin and jaw more feminine by making them less wide and pointier. Chin reduction can alter the width, height, and prominence of the chin.
A wide chin is a masculine feature. It makes your whole face look wide and disproportionate. Having a large protruding chin can make your lips and nose look smaller and affect your whole facial harmony and aesthetic. A prominent chin gives an undesirable profile, especially if you also have a big nose. Chin shaving is one of the ways to make the chin smaller and pointier. It makes the angle between the two sides of the jaw more acute – a true feminine feature.
Dr Hunt and Dr Maryam can reduce the jaw and reshape it in a way that meets scientifically researched aesthetic beauty standards. The surgical technique is adjusted to each patient’s own anatomy and desired results.
How can Chin Reduction help?
The chin plays a central role in facial beauty. However, the chin’s size is not always the sole problem. Chin reduction surgery can help a
Wide
chin
Chin reduction is the surgery to fix a wide chin and jaw. The surgical procedure can effectively make the chin narrower or pointier. The jaw will appear to converge together at a smaller angle, looking smoother and softer
Long
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Some people complain of their chin being too low and far from the lips. This specific issue can ruin the proportions of the lower half of your face and the harmony between your nose, mouth, and cheeks
Prominent
chin
A chin that’s projecting too much forward is called a “prominent chin”. Chin trimming can reduce the chin prominence, bringing it more inward
Bifurcated
chin
A typical masculine chin feature. It’s when the chin appears separated with a line in the middle. Chin shaving removes the protruding tubercles, smoothening your chin and making it more feminine
As you can see, long chin reduction does more than just make your chin smaller. All of these problems can be tackled together in one chin reduction procedure. It can make your chin smaller, shorter, and narrower all at once.
Sometimes, however, chin reduction results might be asymmetric, uneven, or just less-than-ideal. This is where the surgeon’s expertise plays a role. You must never compromise when it comes to choosing the right surgeon for a chin reshaping surgery.
How is Chin Reduction Surgery Done ?
Chin reduction surgery can be done under general anaesthesia. It’s usually done as a one-day surgery or as an overnight case. The theatre time needed for chin reduction surgery is usually 1-2 hours.
Your surgeon will start by performing an incision inside the mouth under your front teeth- it needs to be done to better expose the chin bone. Sometimes, an additional, small incision right under the chin (submental incision) is needed. Next, the surgeon will use a sharp instrument to trim the chin bone. He or she might even cut off a part of the bone (osteotomy) to reposition it, changing the size, angle, and projection of your chin. By doing this, the chin can also be brought closer up to the lips.
The chin will be trimmed and bone layers shaved off until the desired chin shape is achieved. After that, the overlying tissue will be closed with small sutures, and the wound covered with compressive gauze.
Recovery after Chin Reduction Surgery
After getting your chin size reduced, you’ll need to rest a few days at home. You should take 3-5 days off work and allow your body to heal. All in all, recovery after a chin trim procedure is regarded as tolerable. You might experience some swelling, bruising, and pain for the first few days. Swelling and bruising typically linger for 1-2 weeks and gradually decrease to become unnoticeable at the end of the recovery period.
You can start walking once the anaesthetic fully wears off a few hours after your reduction mentoplasty. You will need a responsible person to drive you home from hospital.