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Sometimes a person may be considering nose reshaping due to concerns about their profile when in fact it is the profile of their chin that is weak and increasing its size will balance the overall facial profile. Chin refinement surgery is carried out on both men and women who feel that their chin looks too large or too small and is not in proportion to the rest of their face.

Chin refinement surgery is carried out to make the chin look larger or smaller. Mentoplasty increases the size of the chin by insertion of an implant. There are various chin reduction procedures, dependent on the reduction required, ranging from a minimal technique of removing some excess tissue and a slight reduction of the bone to more complicated procedures involving increased bone reduction or resetting.

Your consultant will advise you on the procedure most suitable for you and may, in some cases, refer you to a maxillofacial surgeon.

The procedure

Chin refinement surgery is usually carried out under general anaesthetic and an overnight stay in hospital may be required.  Cuts will be made inside the mouth to either remove some of the bone and re-position the chin point or insert the implant.

Recovery

You may experience some swelling initially and will need to plan time off work to rest and recover but your surgeon will advise you.