CHIN FILLING

To achieve the golden ratio on the face, the chin form must be suitable. Depending on the genetic structure or the aging, unhappiness is observed in patients, due to the loss of the jaw line, sagging in the chin, backward chin tip, asymmetrical or pointed/wide chin structures. Patients who are afraid of surgical methods and who wants to change his/her mood prefers this method. Chin filling application results are very satisfactory, especially for patients who desire an oval face structure and a beautiful profile image. In this process, generally, hyaluronic acid fillings are preferred. This procedure takes approximately 15-20 minutes and lasts for on average 1-2 years and the patient can return to his daily life immediately.

What is Chin filling?
Chin filling procedure is used in lost volume and to re-shape the chin to the desired form. It is a method frequently preferred by patients who want to have an oval face and prominent chin, which is the trend of today. Structurally, patients who are uncomfortable with their small chin can easily change and have the chin they want. At the same time, chin structures with tissue loss or deformities resulted from an accident can also be restored with the chin filling application.

Which materials are used as chin fillers?

There are three main methods for filling: :

First, via injections containing hyaluronic acid which is also involved in our body as a moisture substance. Second, via fat injections. The fat taken from the hip or abdomen tissues of the patient and injected to the face. Third, via fat injections supported by stem cells.

Is it a painful application?
n cases where chin filling is made with hyaluronic acid, it is painless. A local anesthetic cream is applied to the patient in the examination room, within half an hour the cream numbs the area and the patient reaches the level that feels the least pain, after then the application is performed. In cases where fat injection or stem cell-supported fat injection will be made, liposuction operation is made priory to take necessary fat from the patient. .

What are the most common deformities in the chin?
The most common deformity seen in the chin is the congenital chin structure that remains small or asymmetrical compared to the face. Tissue losses and deformities due to accidents and traumas are other complaints that can be eliminated with filling applications. Likewise, age-associated weakening of the chin and the bending more than desired are among the common deformities.

The beneficial conditions for the chin application: :
It is beneficial for eliminating the volume loss and shape deformities at the chin.

How is chin filling done?
In cases where chin filling is made with hyaluronic acid, it is painless. A local anesthetic cream is applied to the patient in the examination room, within half an hour the cream numbs the area and the patient reaches the level that feels the least pain, after then the application is performed. In cases where fat injection or stem cell-supported fat injection will be made, liposuction operation is made priory to take necessary fat from the patient. This fat is taken from the hip or abdomen according to the condition of the patient. Afterward, in the operation room, the doctor re-forms the fat to an injection form as appropriate for the face and it is injected into the chin of the patient right after. There is one point separating this two from each other. At stem-cell-supported fat injection, the stem cells are taken to the laboratory approved by the Ministry of Health to re-produce the stem cells for the application.

By whom should chin filling be performed?
If the chin filling application is applied by using hyaluronic acid, it is performed by a plastic surgeon, dermatologist, or a medical aesthetic specialist. If the chin filling will be applied by fat injection or stem cell-supported fat injection method, it can only be performed by a plastic surgeon. In stem cell-supported operations, to re-produce, the stem cells inside the fat cells must be taken to the stem cell laboratory approved by the Ministry of Health.

Application period
When the operation is applied by using hyaluronic acid, the chin filling application is totally a 1-hour clinic operation, with half an hour of anesthetic cream effect observation time and a maximum of half an hour of the filling process. In the case of fat injection method, the filling is performed, this is a surgical process involving the liposuction and the injection of fat cells to the chin of the patient where it takes approximately 2 hours. When the stem-cell-supported fat injection operation is planned, the process will take much longer. First, the fat cells are taken from the patient with a surgical method which takes 1-2 hours in total. After then these cells are taken to the laboratory approved by the Ministry of Health to re-produce the stem cells for the application, and this takes nearly 3-6 weeks. When the required amount of stem cells are obtained, the filling operation is performed.

Advantages of chin filling
Chin filling is a very advantageous application as it provides the desired form and volume to the patient without the need for major surgical intervention.

How long does the chin filling effect last?
If the chin filling is applied with hyaluronic acid, the effect lasts between 6-12 months, 2-3 years with the filling obtained from the person's fat, and about 5 years if the stem cell-supported fat injection is performed. .

Side effects of chin filling
Chin filling does not have any side effects.

How is the healing process in chin filling?
When the chin filling application is performed by hyaluronic acid, it does not require a recovery period. In cases of possible bruising or swelling, the patient can return to his normal life right after by applying ice and creams. In the fat injection case, it may take 1-2 weeks, for the patient to recover from liposuction and bruises and edema that may occur after the application.

Who cannot apply for chin filling?
Chin filling is not applied to patients who are not recommended to apply any kind of filling application because of different health issues.

Will there be edema and swelling after chin filling?
When the chin filling is applied by using hyaluronic acid, very little bruising and swelling may occur and pass away with ice and cream application in a short time. In fat injections, the duration is 1-2 weeks.

Is it safe to apply chin filling?
Chin filling is safe as long as it is performed by specialist physicians.

Is the chin filling permanent?
When the chin filling is applied by using hyaluronic acid, its permanence is between 6 months and 1 year. When it is done by using fat filling, it will last for about 2-3 years. Stem-cell-supported fat injection is permanent for 5 years.