Refine your profile and achieve facial harmony with Mentoplasty by Dr. António Conde. Our chin augmentation procedure uses precise techniques to enhance the balance between your chin and other facial features, ensuring natural and personalized results.
Introduction to Mentoplasty
Mentoplasty, or chin augmentation, is a transformative cosmetic surgery that adjusts the chin’s projection and shape to enhance facial harmony. Dr. António Conde specializes in creating balanced, natural-looking results that complement your unique facial structure, focusing on achieving a well-proportioned relationship between the chin, nose, mouth, and forehead.
Type
Surgical
Duration
Approximately 45 minutes
Complexity
Goals of Mentoplasty
Enhance the chin's position and shape to establish facial harmony.
Address a retracted chin by placing a silicone prosthesis for a more pronounced profile.
Ensure the augmentation maintains the individual's personal characteristics, avoiding abrupt changes to their physiognomy.
Procedure Details
Mentoplasty often involves the insertion of a silicone prosthesis between the bone and chin muscles, tailored to each patient's needs.
Scars are minimized, placed either inside the mouth or discreetly under the chin.
The procedure is typically performed under local anesthesia with or without sedation.
Solid silicone, used for over 25 years in plastic surgery, is chosen for its safety and compatibility with the body.
Pre and Postoperative Care
Preoperative Care
Discuss aesthetic goals and undergo a facial harmony study with Dr. Conde.
Cease certain medications as advised and adhere to pre-surgery fasting.
Postoperative Care
Experience minimal discomfort, focusing on hygiene for incisions, especially if inside the mouth.
Follow a soft diet to facilitate prosthesis fixation without intense chewing.
Recovery
A supportive bandage may be used to secure the prosthesis, typically for 10 to 15 days.
The definitive aesthetic outcome emerges as swelling decreases, unveiling a more proportionate and harmonious chin profile.
Common Q&A
Will my chin look unnatural after Mentoplasty?
Our goal is to enhance your chin in a way that complements your entire face, preserving your natural appearance while achieving a more balanced profile.
What is the recovery process like?
Recovery involves minimal discomfort and a specific care routine to ensure optimal healing. Most patients return to normal activities soon after the bandage is removed.
Can Mentoplasty be combined with other facial surgeries?
Yes, it’s often combined with other procedures like rhinoplasty for comprehensive facial harmony. Dr. Conde will discuss all viable options during your consultation.
Before and After Mentoplasty
Explore the significant yet natural enhancements achieved with Mentoplasty. Our gallery showcases patients who have found renewed confidence through chin augmentation.
Ready to explore how Mentoplasty can enhance your facial harmony? Contact us today to schedule a consultation with Dr. António Conde and take the first step towards your ideal facial contour.