Recent advancements in types of chin implants have gone far beyond the standard silicon and bone grafts that originated in 1956. New artificial and natural options have come on the market provide alternative options. Each offer various pros and cons ranging from rejection rates to the amount reabsorbed by the body. Improvements in techniques and the technology to implement them have further increased the success of chin implants.
There are still the same risks involved as in any surgical operation. Infection being chief among them. As science progress so does the understanding of how to control infection and rejection. New naturally derived products have already be proven to significantly reduce the chance of infection. Alloderm is a donated sample of dermis tissue. The epidermis cells are then scraped and placed into a solution. The resulting material to be used for grafting will retain none of the original donors DNA.
The more commonplace silicon implant are an artificial substance designed to be durable and flexible. These types chin implants come in varying degrees of hardness and are affixed over the jawbone. For additional support, screws can be inserted between the jawbone and implant. There is very little risk for infection, but an appropriate amount of swelling will occur. Silicon implants are also designed to last for a lifetime.
Bone grafts have an increased rate of absorption by the body then other types of chin implants. If the bone material is taken from the recipients own body, there is the additional risk of infection from having two sites of operation. These are most often used in needed reconstruction as opposed to being purely cosmetic. Some concern also surrounds the risk of the bone becoming over-calcified. This might require additional surgeries to correct.
Autologous is a small amount of tissue taken from some place on the recipients own body. It can be from excess fat cell or any other number of tissue types found in the human body. A recipient’s body will not reject the tissue, but rather absorb it over time. Newly developed techniques offer improved chances of lasting effects. This procedure is less invasive than other implants and is completely natural. Although non-fat autologous tissue might require an additional surgery to extract.
There are various companies producing artificial and naturally occurring material to be directly injected into the skin. Injections can designed for short or long-term use. There is little chance of infection and no surgery required. The potential downfalls lie in the chance for the solution to migrate and fall out of shape. The list for injectable implants is extensive and vary in price and chemical make up.
As modern science increases it understanding of the human body, surgery becomes safer and cheaper. The risks involved are minimal, but real. Chin implants have one of the highest success rates in cosmetic surgeries. New compositions and non-invasive injections appear on the market at an ever-increasing rate. The future for chin implants promises cheaper products and operations for safer, better looking results.
