How Long Does It Take To Get A Custom Chin Implant Made?

Q: Dr. Eppley,  i would like to know how long it takes to get customized chin implant. I would like to enhance my chin to make it look more square and well-defined with just a little more projection. I don’t want anything too dramatic—just a subtle improvement that gives my face better balance. My local doctor uses implants they are more round shaped. I had jaw implants 9 years ago but it make my face so bulky.

A: You have correctly surmised that when you need a very specific facial implant augmentation change you need a custom implant design. Standard facial implants are made for now historiic facial changes which are different today.

Once a have the 3D CT scan it is a 2 to 3 month process to get designed, manufactured, sterilizied and shipped for surgery. This is largely due to the large number of  implant cases that in the process at any one time.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon