Autologous fat chin augmentation

The chin is an important part of the face. Although the chin has no substantial function, it has a great impact on a person's appearance. Usually, people with short chins are not as good-looking as those with full chins. For this reason, many people with certain defects in their chins will try certain methods to change the condition of their chins, and autologous fat chin augmentation is one of them.

1. What is autologous fat chin augmentation?

Autologous fat padding of the chin is currently the most popular method of chin augmentation, which can improve chin defects without surgery. Different from ordinary chin augmentation methods, it extracts excess fat from the patient's body as raw material, and injects it into the chin after special treatment, thereby improving chin defects and shaping a perfect chin shape. Autologous fat is generally extracted from areas with relatively abundant fat, such as the abdomen, thighs or buttocks. After being screened by a centrifuge, the pure fat tissue is transplanted to the defective area of ​​the chin to improve the depression caused by congenital, traumatic or aging.

Second, the common chin augmentation surgery methods are:

1. Chin augmentation with implants

Prosthetic chin augmentation uses an intraoral incision. Commonly used materials are solid silicone and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. These two materials are uniform and have good biocompatibility. They are non-toxic and harmless to the human body, and are not teratogenic or rejection-prone. Chin augmentation with implants is effective and long-lasting. Generally, it does not need to be removed and can be used for life. The incision is concealed and no trace will be visible.

2. Autologous fat augmentation of the chin

Autologous fat chin augmentation is to extract excess fat from other parts of the patient's body, separate it by centrifugation, extract pure fat particles, and then inject them into the chin area. It is minimally invasive, scarless, and has no rejection, and the effect is natural and realistic.

3. Hyaluronic acid chin augmentation

Hyaluronic acid chin augmentation directly disperses an appropriate amount of hyaluronic acid evenly on the chin area, and then shapes it. It can achieve immediate results without any trauma or traces, and does not require a recovery period. Hyaluronic acid has good biocompatibility and no rejection reaction. It will be gradually absorbed and decomposed by the human body. The effect generally lasts for 6 to 18 months.

3. Recovery time of autologous fat pad chin

Choosing autologous fat pad for the chin does not require surgery on the chin, so the damage to the chin is very small, and the recovery period will be correspondingly fast. Generally speaking, the swelling will subside and return to normal in about a week after the injection, and obvious postoperative effects will be seen. However, after the operation, patients should also pay attention to caring for their chin to increase the survival rate of autologous fat in the chin and prevent hardening. For example, do not squeeze or touch your chin for 24 hours after surgery, be careful to keep the wound clean and dry, and do not eat spicy or irritating foods for a short period of time after surgery.