
Chin augmentation, medically known as genioplasty or mentoplasty, is a cosmetic medical procedure used to reduce or add materials to a patient’s chin. The goal of chin augmentation is to provide balance to a patient’s facial features.
These procedures are among the least invasive cosmetic surgeries, and in most cases they can be done with only local anesthetic. As recently as 2012, they were the fastest growing plastic surgery trend. While the popularity of chin augmentation has diminished somewhat over the years, it’s still a very popular surgery. People want nice chins.
While there are surgical implants available for chin augmentation, there are other ways of obtaining the desired effects. In this article, we’re going to look at both surgical and nonsurgical chin augmentation, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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