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2020年6月2日—Tocreatemoreofaverticallengtheningeffect,surgeonswilltrytopositionthechinimplantloweronthebone,notthewaytheimplantwas ...

Background:  Chin implant surgery is the historically and still today the most commonly performed facial augmentation procedure. All contemporary chin implants, regardless of their style, are intended to provide a horizontal augmentative effect. In essence the implant is designed to be placed on the front edge of the chin bone just down to the inferior border.

Chin implants are designed to create their main effect in side profile with a forward push on the soft tissue chin pad. But they all have the potential to create a slight vertical lengthening effect as the soft tissue chin pad rolls forward even when the implant is positioned on the front face of the bone. Such vertical lengthening effects are extremely modest and would not really be called a significant vertical lengthening increase. To create more of a vertical lengthening effect, surgeons will try to position the chin implant lower on ...