Chin Definition
Strengthen the profile by making a weak or receding chin more prominent.
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Facial Implants • Marietta, Georgia
Cheek & Chin Implants in the Atlanta Metro Area
Facial implants can change the basic shape and proportion of the face, helping create more balanced contours and a more harmonious relationship among your features.
Facial Balance
Refine facial proportions with a personalized approach
Confidence, self-esteem and an enhanced appearance can all be part of the goal when facial contours feel more balanced.
Our physician often uses facial implants for Atlanta-area patients who want to improve and enhance their facial contours. By changing the basic shape and proportion of the face, implants can help provide a more harmonious balance to the features.
If you are considering chin or cheek implants in metro Atlanta, call (770) 421-1242 or request a consultation online to discuss whether implants are the right choice for you.
Cheek Fullness
Add fullness or projection to flat cheekbones and restore contour to a face that appears sunken or tired.
Facial Harmony
Choose implant size and placement with the overall proportion of the face in mind.
Chin Augmentation
About chin implants
Profile Balance
A surprisingly meaningful change to facial proportion
Chin augmentation can strengthen the profile by making a weak chin more prominent or building up a receding chin. This change can also influence how the nose appears in relation to the rest of the face.
Procedure
Implant placement directly on the chin bone
Insertion may take approximately 30 minutes to an hour. Through a short incision under the chin or inside the mouth, your plastic surgeon places the selected implant directly on the chin bone and chooses a size and shape intended to complement your features.
Your Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Corey Harkins
Dr. Corey Harkins can help you evaluate facial proportions, compare cheek and chin implant options, and determine whether an implant, injectable filler or fat transfer is most appropriate for your goals.
Your consultation is an opportunity to discuss implant size, placement, expected contour changes, recovery and the alternatives available for facial augmentation.
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
Facial Aesthetic Experience
Individualized Treatment Planning
Cheek Augmentation
Treatment Goal
Incision Placement
Procedure Time
Early Healing
About cheek implants
Cheek implants can add fullness to flat cheekbones, restore contour in a face that appears sunken or tired, and provide projection in different directions depending on the placement selected with your surgeon.
Restore or add cheek projection
Mature patients may choose cheek implants to help restore a more youthful appearance, while others may use them to add definition to naturally flatter cheekbones.
Inside the mouth or through the lower eyelid
The incision is usually made inside the upper lip or through the lower eyelid unless the implant is being placed in conjunction with another facial procedure.
Approximately 45 minutes or more
Cheek implant surgery may take 45 minutes or longer and can be combined with another facial procedure when appropriate.
Temporary mouth and lip restriction
Stitches placed inside the mouth normally dissolve within about 10 days. Some temporary restriction in mouth and lip movement can occur directly after surgery and should diminish as healing progresses.
Other Possibilities
Non-implant options for facial augmentation
Injectable Fillers
Sculptra® & Restylane SubQ
The source content describes injectable fillers such as Sculptra and Restylane SubQ as office-based options for augmenting the cheeks or chin under local anesthesia. These materials are not permanent and may last for a year or two.
Fat Transfer
Use your own fat to add facial volume
Fat grafting involves taking unwanted fat from another area of the body, often the abdomen or thighs, purifying it and carefully adding it to the face to create natural-looking softness.
Surgery & Recovery
What to expect after facial implant surgery
Your procedure is outpatient, and after a brief recovery period you can return home to begin healing.
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Outpatient Surgery
Cheek or chin implant surgery can be performed in the practice’s state-certified operating rooms in Marietta, Georgia.
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First 24–48 Hours
Swelling can be significant after surgery and typically peaks during the first 24 to 48 hours.
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Several Days to Weeks
Most significant swelling subsides over several days, although mild swelling can continue for several weeks.
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Protect the Face
Activities may be restricted for several weeks to help avoid jarring or bumping the face while tissues heal around the implant.
Give yourself time to adjust to your new contours.
The result can be difficult to evaluate accurately during the first few weeks while swelling resolves. Friends may simply notice that you look better without realizing you had surgery.
Choosing an Approach
Implants, fillers or fat transfer?
Facial Implants
Designed to create a structural change in cheek or chin projection through surgically placed implants.
Injectable Fillers
Offer a nonsurgical, non-permanent way to explore added contour in the cheeks or chin.
Fat Transfer
Uses purified fat from another part of your body to add facial softness and volume.
Plan Your Facial Augmentation
Find the right way to balance your features
Meet with Dr. Harkins to discuss cheek or chin implants, injectable fillers and fat transfer, and determine which approach best fits your anatomy and aesthetic goals.