Chin Implant Turkey

The line under our heading is meant literally. On a chin, three or four millimetres changes how the nose looks from the side, and even how the neck sits in photos. That's why a chin implant in Turkey is worth getting right, even though it's the simpler of the two chin operations.

If you haven't decided between an implant and moving the bone, the chin surgery overview is the place to start. Here we're assuming the chin is straight and a decent shape, and simply needs more projection.

What the implant is made of

Ours are solid, medical-grade silicone. Silicone has a long track record in the chin, and the surgeon can trim it during the operation. It's also easy to take out. Some clinics use porous implants that tissue grows into; they grip well but are hard to remove, so we don't.

Who a chin implant suits

The typical candidate has a chin that sits back from the lips but is otherwise fine. The bite is normal and the chin is centred, at the right height. Most are in good general health and can stop smoking for a while around surgery. If you have a tooth or gum infection, it needs clearing before an implant goes in through the mouth.

If your chin needs to get shorter, longer or straighter, an implant won't do it, and we'll say so early.

Chin implant sizes and shapes

Implants come in a range of sizes and in two broad shapes. A small central implant only builds the point of the chin. An extended one wraps a little way along the jaw on each side, which gives a smoother, more natural line and avoids the "button" look. Most of our patients end up with an extended shape, sized to their own face.

Width matters too. We also settle the width with you, using your photos; wide implants square the chin off, slimmer ones don't. A profile you admire is worth sending along, even though your own face may need something different.

Screw fixation

Without fixation an implant can slowly slide, usually upwards. Two tiny screws into the bone hold it in place, and they can't be felt. Not every clinic uses them, so ask.

How the size is chosen

Your profile is measured against the nose, lips and jaw, and we agree the projection in millimetres before you fly. In theatre, sizers are tried against the bone first.

Most unhappy implant patients have one that's too big. It looks stuck on, and can make a face look heavy. Because the chin sits on the centre line of your face, a small sideways slip is easy to see, so we mark the midline first and line the implant up with it. A chin bone that's already off-centre is a job for genioplasty.

Natural-looking results

That comes down to size and shape more than anything. An extended implant that blends into the jaw, sized a little on the modest side, usually just makes people look more balanced. Friends tend to notice that something's better without spotting what.

A chin implant for men

Men's implants are often a little wider and squarer, so the chin lines up with a stronger jaw. The shape is picked to suit the face, though, and some men suit a narrower one. A beard doesn't affect the operation, but if the route under the chin is used, the small scar sits where stubble grows.

Through the mouth or under the chin

You can go in two ways. Going through the inside of the lower lip hides the scar completely, but it carries a slightly higher infection risk. The other is a short cut in the crease under the chin. That avoids the mouth altogether and gives the surgeon a straight view for centring.

The under-chin cut is short, sits in the shadow below the jaw and usually fades to a fine pale line within a few months. Neither route is right for everyone. We'll suggest one based on your teeth and the implant size, and explain why.

The nerve that gives your lip its feeling

The mental nerve leaves the bone on each side of the chin and supplies your lower lip. The pocket for the implant is made close to it, so the nerve is found and kept out of the way throughout. A numb or tingly lip for a few weeks is still common, and it nearly always goes.

Chin implant recovery

Expect pressure and tightness rather than pain, with a tape dressing on the chin for a few days. If the cut was inside your mouth you'll rinse after meals; stitches under the chin that don't dissolve come out at five to seven days.

You'll stay in hospital briefly after surgery and then around five to seven nights in Istanbul, which covers the examination, the operation, removing any stitches and a final check around a week after surgery, before your flight. Bruising usually fades in one to two weeks, and normal life usually resumes at about two weeks. The chin's final contour shows over one to three months as the last swelling goes.

Contact sport, or anything else likely to hit the chin, should wait until your surgeon says the area has firmed up.

Back to work and exercise

Once the dressing is off and the bruising has faded, most people are comfortable going back to a desk job, often around a week to ten days after surgery. Physical work can take a little longer. You can walk about from day one, and the gym can usually start again after a few weeks, once the surgeon is happy with how it's healing.

Can you feel the implant?

Pressing on your chin, you might feel a slightly firmer edge underneath at first. Over the following months a thin layer of tissue forms around the implant and it starts to feel like part of the chin. Most people stop noticing it entirely, and partners or friends who touch the chin rarely realise anything is there.

Risks with a chin implant

Infection is the one surgeons watch for most, which is why antibiotics are given and the mouth is kept clean if that route was used. Screws make shifting unlikely. A slight unevenness can appear once the swelling has gone, and now and then needs a small correction. Long-term bone thinning under the implant is rare and seldom a problem. If redness or swelling increases after the first few days, or you get a fever, ring us.

Changing or removing it later

This is the real advantage of a chin implant over moving bone. If the size turns out wrong, or your taste changes in ten years, the implant can be swapped for another or taken out completely. Your own bone hasn't been cut, so nothing permanent has been altered.

That said, chin implant removal is still an operation, with another anaesthetic and another trip. Reversibility is a safety net, not a reason to rush the sizing. If you're thinking of having an older chin implant in Turkey removed or replaced after surgery elsewhere, send us whatever details you have about it.

Combining an implant with rhinoplasty

Chin and nose are judged together in profile, so a lot of people have an implant and rhinoplasty in the same session. Both are done under one anaesthetic, and a combination discount applies to the total. Fullness under the jaw from fat can be dealt with during the same session through chin liposuction.

What good chin implant before and after results look like

Side views say the most in chin implant before and after pictures. Look for a chin that lines up roughly with the lips and blends into the jaw. From the front, it should be centred and in proportion.

Ask for before and after cases with a similar starting chin to yours, and look at how long after surgery they were taken. A chin implant before and after at three months shows the settled shape far better than one taken in the first weeks. Implant patients' reviews help with the practical side, like how long the tightness lasted.

Implants and jowls

A short chin deepens the hollow that forms in front of the jowls with age. An extended implant fills it; the shape used here is longer at the sides, so it reaches the hollow without making the chin point bigger. Some people in their forties or fifties combine chin augmentation with a facelift.

Why patients choose Istanbul for it

Our surgeons have placed more than 800 chin implants, each sized individually and fixed with screws, with genioplasty and liposuction done in the same building. That matters because the recommendation isn't limited by what we can offer. If a chin implant in Turkey is right for you, you'll hear why, and if it isn't, you'll hear that too.

Chin implant or genioplasty?

For forward projection alone, an implant is the smaller operation, with a quicker recovery and a fixed price. It can also be taken out later. Genioplasty involves cutting bone, takes longer to heal and is quoted after a scan, but it's the only option if the chin needs to change length or move to the middle. If both would work for you, we'll usually suggest the implant.

Chin implant cost in Turkey

A chin implant in Turkey costs €4,200 with us. That price includes the silicone implant and both screws, with the anaesthetic and hospital stay also covered, as well as airport pick-ups, an interpreter, and video check-ins for the first year. When paired with rhinoplasty, the combination discount lowers the total.

The table above shows typical chin implant prices abroad. Some clinics quote the operation and add the implant itself or its fixation afterwards, so check what any other chin implant price covers before you compare.

Is a chin implant permanent?

It's designed to stay for life. The implant won't wear out, though the face around it keeps ageing. Most people with a well-sized chin implant in Istanbul never need another operation.