What is the difference between a prejowl chin implant and a facelift?

Surgery to create a youthful neck is approached through a small neck incision to access and remove unwanted neck fat. A prejowl chin implant is a type of mentoplasty whereby the chin and jaw line are better defined. It may be combined with a neck lift surgery to plicate platysma bands. A facelift involves an incision around the ear whereby the jowls of the lower face and the midface can be resuspended and elevated. Facelift surgery successfully repositions the SMAS (muscle and fat layer of the face) which has descended with aging. All of these neck surgery options can be combined or performed separately.

What is a Prejowl Chin Implant?

A prejowl chin implant can be placed to improve the prejowl sulcus in the aging neck. It is combined with submentoplasty to straighten the jaw line and remove unwanted lower neck fat.

Where is a Prejowl Chin Implant San Antonio surgery performed?
A Prejowl Chin Implant San Antonio patients may receive their cosmetic surgery as an outpatient surgery. Under local anesthesia in the office setting, a chin implant can be placed. Facelift and Neck lift surgery may also be performed but usually with sedation or general anesthesia in a hospital setting.

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What is involved in Prejowl Chin Implant San Antonio surgery?

A chin implant involves making an incision in the neck to removed excess skin and fat. The skin can be removed and a liposuction canula placed to gently remove fat from under the chin. No other incisions are made except for the incision beneath the chin. A submentoplasty may also involve platysma band treatment whereby prominent platysma bands are corsetted. The chin is then addressed by either placing a chin implant to project the chin, a prejowl chin implant to improve the prejowl sulcus and jaw line, or combination prejowl and chin implant. An alternative to a prejowl chin implant is a sliding genioplasty. A genioplasty can be performed at the same time as mentoplasty. Genioplasty surgery involves a jaw surgery called a sliding genioplasty whereby the chin is slid forward. A sliding genioplasty can augment a chin, correct a prominent chin, or provide symmetry to a crooked chin.