Silastic implants used to augment the chin during cosmetic surgery may cause erosive bone
changes and complications. We describe the radiologic appearance of these changes and …

Highlights•Bone erosion can occur under chin implants.•A patient may be unaware of it.•An
orthodontist could radiographically diagnose it in the initial evaluation.Alloplastic chin …

Discovery of bone resorption in a patient who had a plastic chin implant prompted the recall
and roentgenographic examination of other patients with chin implants. Eleven of 25 …

Bone resorption associated with chin augmentation procedures is thought to be due to
pressure on the bone exerted by the implanted materials. A technique minimizing such …

Silicone implants were placed in the nasal, cheek, and chin areas in children with Down's
syndrome to improve facial appearance. Clinical and radiologic follow-up evaluation …

• Considerable concern has been expressed in the past ten years of bone resorption
secondary to alloplastic chin implants. Therefore, I describe a modification of the surgical …

Silicone chin implants are frequently used in cosmetic surgery to enhance a harmonic face.
Obtaining an aesthetically pleasing face is increasingly becoming more important for …

Cephalometric roentgenograms were used in this study because they afford good accuracy
of chin measurements by eliminating some of the errors introduced by conventional …

Discussion Complications of chin augmentation with silicone implants are uncommon. Even
when an intraoral in-cision is used, infection is rare. We found no previous report of a …

Failure of a previously published Silastic implant technique in the treatment of facial
asymmetry has been reported. It is a clinician's obligation to report failures as well as …