A short operation with a long payoff: medical-grade silicone, a precise pocket on the bone, and an entry route inside the mouth that leaves nothing on the skin — ever.
Front and profile photos, then in-person examination: how much projection, in which direction, and whether an implant — or genioplasty, or nothing — is honestly the right tool for your face.
Dr. Erdal works predominantly with medical-grade silicone implants — the most widely used, longest-track-record material — chosen from a full range of shapes and sizes, including extended designs that blend into the jawline.
The signature of this practice: the implant is placed through a small incision inside the lower lip — no skin is cut, so there is no visible scar, ever. An external (under-chin) route exists and is used only when specifically indicated.
A snug pocket is created directly on the bone and the implant is positioned symmetrically against it — precision here is what decides a natural result and long-term stability.
The implant is stabilised, and the incision is closed with dissolvable sutures inside the mouth. Nothing to remove, nothing visible.
Swelling settles over 2–3 weeks; the chin feels firm and tight at first, then progressively natural. The true result is judged at 2–3 months.
Dr. Erdal works predominantly with solid medical-grade silicone implants — the most widely used chin implant material in the world. It's a solid block (nothing to leak, unlike breast-implant gels), inert, manufactured in precise shapes and sizes including extended designs that blend into the jawline — and it can be removed or exchanged if you ever wish, which makes the procedure essentially reversible.
The implant goes in through a small incision inside the lower lip: no skin is cut, so there is no visible scar, ever. The trade-off is honest — the intraoral route demands meticulous sterile technique and antibiotic cover, and week one means soft foods and mouth rinses. An under-chin route exists and is reserved for specific indications; if that's you, you'll be told exactly why.
The most common chin implant regret worldwide is "too big", not "too small". Sizing here is measured against your lips and nose in true profile, checked against tissue thickness, and chosen with ageing in mind — a modest implant ages gracefully; an oversized one gets louder as tissue thins.
The procedure typically takes less than an hour under sedation or general anaesthesia in an accredited Istanbul facility, performed personally by Dr. Erdal. Combined plans — most commonly with rhinoplasty — share one anaesthesia and are planned individually.
No surgery is risk-free, and a chin implant — short and reversible as it is — is still surgery. These are the four things that actually matter, and how each is minimised.
The mouth carries bacteria, so the intraoral route is often quoted as carrying a somewhat higher theoretical infection risk than the under-chin route. It is managed in practice with meticulous sterile technique, careful tissue handling and antibiotic cover — and infection remains uncommon with either approach in experienced hands.
The mental nerves supply sensation to the lower lip and chin, and the pocket is developed deliberately clear of them. Numbness or tingling while those nerves recover from swelling is common and settles over weeks; lasting sensory change is uncommon in experienced hands.
Both come down to pocket work. A snug pocket made precisely on the bone holds the implant symmetrically, and once healed and integrated, displacement is rare. Avoiding impacts to the chin in the early weeks is the patient's half of that job.
Ask surgeons who revise chin implants what they remove most and the answer is consistent: implants that were too large for the face. Slightly-too-small is a footnote most patients never act on; too big is a revision. Where measurement leaves a choice between two sizes, the smaller usually serves the face longer.
And the bone question. Long-term studies document that silicone chin implants can settle slightly into the bone surface over years — typically a few millimetres of smooth remodelling, visible on X-ray, usually self-limiting and very rarely clinically significant. Appropriate sizing and placement low on the sturdy part of the bone reduce it. Read the detail in silicone safety and the bone question, or the short answers in the FAQ. Individual results vary, and every risk here is discussed with you individually before any decision.
An implant adds horizontal projection. That is its whole mechanism — and also the honest limit of what it can do. Some chins are better served by something else, and the purpose of measuring first is to identify them at assessment rather than after an under-delivering result.
Suitability is confirmed by personal consultation and examination; photographs narrow the question, they do not settle it. Deciding to do nothing is a legitimate outcome of that conversation.
Send front and true-profile photos for a free, measured assessment — including when the honest answer is genioplasty, filler, or nothing.
Share front and profile photos in neutral light. Dr. Erdal will personally tell you whether a chin implant is the right tool for your profile, and outline a tailored plan and all-inclusive quote — with no obligation.