Hello blog readers and writers!

My three fellow doctors and I love doing things live in the studio whenever possible. That's why we did a non- surgical chin augmentation with Radiesse (TM) in this show. See the procedure here! It adds a measure of fun to hear and see a live audience response to both the procedure happening and what we call the "reveal".  Most of the time our patient and audience are seeing the before-and-after for the very first time at the very same moment. And I think, once again, we came up with a great result! But a bit more about chin augmentation. There are three ways to do it:

1)  Mandibular Osteotomy Mentoplasty.  We cut the jaw bone (mandible) and slide a portion forward and then wire it into place. Anytime we cut bone, it's a big deal.  The results with this technique are permanent, but the recovery time is weeks, not hours or days.

2)  Chin Implant Mentoplasty.  We slide a smooth silastic (silicone based plastic) implant through a small incision inside the mouth to where it will reside forever. The results are permanent, unless the patient does not like it. Unlike option #1, the results are completely and easily reversed or altered if the patient desires, so we augment the chin most often this way. The recovery takes several days.

3)  Injection Mentoplasty. We like Radiesse for this because of its long lasting, reliable results. That's how we did it on The Doctors and the results were immediate. 

Options are good!

Dr. Drew Ordon

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