The progress in clinical application of chin plasty / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

The chin, located in the most prominent part of the lower facial profile, maintains the balance and coordination of the face. The chin size, shape, spatial position and proportion can all give rise to various chin malformations. Chin plasty plays an important role in improving facial appearance. Recent studies indicate that it’s difficult to completely meet the mental aesthetic requirements with a single procedure. The combination of different chin plastic surgery has become a hot spot in plastic surgery. In this paper, the morphological analysis of chin, the surgical progress in Chin plasty, the advantages and adverse effects of these methods, and the synthetic application of various surgeriesis were reviewed.