Plastic Surgery Products, February 1st, 2007
First, it was breasts. Then, it was hips, lips, and buttocks. Now, patients' insatiable appetite for aesthetic surgical procedures has seized upon another part of the body: the chin. Plastic surgeons in Britain, for example, are reporting a 35% increase in the number of patients--male and female--who are seeking surgical chin enhancement.
"The thrust of minimally invasive cosmetic surgery has fueled the popularity of cheek and chin implants," says Joseph P. Niamtu, DMD, of Richmond, Va. "A chin implant can be placed in a half hour, and with local anesthesia if desired. If the patient does n...
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