Facelift

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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As we age, our bodies undergo a number of changes. Many of these changes result in alterations to our appearance. For some people, unwanted changes will occur near and on the neck.

Skin throughout the body produces less collagen as we age, leading to a loss of elasticity. The tissues that connect muscles to the skin will also weaken with age. In the neck, there is a sheet of muscles of concern – the platysma. The platysma is divided into two halves, one on the left and one on the right side, which meet in the middle. The connection between these two sheets of muscle also weakens over time.

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To understand a term, it can be incredibly helpful to break it into smaller parts. That’s what we’re going to do today – break down the term nonsurgical facelift by explaining what a surgery is (and, thus, what non-surgery is), and explaining what a facelift is. From there, we’ll give you some concrete examples of nonsurgical facelifts. Sounds good? Then let’s get started.

What is a surgery?

There’s no real fixed definition for what a surgery is – it’s a broad term that’s used somewhat differently depending on the medical practitioners involved. There are, however, some traits that most (but not all) surgeries share, including:

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