Jawline implant

An implant is a solid device placed surgically onto the bone, and it changes the skeletal contour until it is removed. Filler is an injectable gel placed in the soft tissue that resorbs over months and is reversible. Implants deliver larger, sharper and durable changes in projection and width, while filler is a lower-commitment option for modest softening of the jaw outline.

Silicone are not replaced on a schedule — they stay in place indefinitely unless a problem arises. Removal or exchange is a second operation, and it is generally simpler with non-porous silicone, which forms a capsule, than with a porous implant that has integrated with bone and soft tissue. Removal is most often prompted by infection, displacement, or dissatisfaction with the size.

A chin implant adds projection with a synthetic device and is generally the shorter, less invasive operation. A sliding genioplasty cuts the chin bone with a saw from inside the mouth and advances your own bone segment, fixed with a plate and screws. Genioplasty is preferred for large advancements, vertical height changes, significant asymmetry, and cases with jaw discrepancy, while an implant is generally chosen for isolated horizontal deficiency with normal chin height and normal occlusion.

Skeletal growth has to be complete, so we do not operate before the jaw has finished growing in the late teens. If your recessed chin comes with a true bite discrepancy, an implant is the wrong operation — that is orthognathic surgery or sliding genioplasty territory, and we will say so at consultation. The remaining disqualifiers are the ones that raise infection and healing risk around any implant: active dental or gum infection, which must be treated before an intraoral incision; uncontrolled diabetes; a bleeding or clotting disorder, or blood thinners you cannot safely pause; a compromised immune system; and smoking or nicotine use you are not willing to stop around surgery.

Temporary numbness of the lower lip and chin is common in the early weeks, because the mental nerve runs immediately through the surgical field, exiting the mental foramen about 1.5 cm above the lower border of the mandible. Most sensation recovers as the nerve resolves from retraction and swelling. Permanent mental nerve injury is reported in roughly 2.4% of cases.

An all-in package with us runs €4250 to €7150 as of 2026, covering the surgeon's fee, anaesthesia, theatre and 1 inpatient night, standard pre-operative bloods and imaging, the implants themselves, medication on discharge, transfers, and scheduled follow-up during your stay. It excludes flights, hotel nights and any revision surgery. A patient-specific CAD/CAM implant, or chin and angle augmentation together, sits at or above the upper end of that range.

ASPS does not report mandibular angle implants separately. ASPS states explicitly that the figure does not include anaesthesia, operating room facilities or other related expenses, so a real US all-in cost is materially higher. It is not a like-for-like comparison with an Istanbul package price, and we will not present it as one.

The intraoral approach places the incision inside the mouth in the gum vestibule and leaves no external scar, but it carries a higher risk of bacterial contamination. The submental approach uses a small incision hidden under the chin, gives better exposure and lower contamination risk, and allows simultaneous neck work. Mandibular angle implants are placed through an intraoral incision lateral to the external oblique ridge, or externally for larger implants.

Most people return to desk work and normal daily activity within 1 to 2 weeks, once the bulk of the swelling and bruising has settled. Heavy lifting, strenuous exercise and any activity risking a blow to the jaw are restricted for longer on the surgeon's instruction, because trauma before the implant is fully encapsulated can displace it. Final contour is judged at roughly 2 to 3 months.

Contact us the same day — or a local doctor once you are home — for spreading redness or warmth over the chin or jaw, discharge or a persistent bad taste from an intraoral incision, fever, pain that worsens after the first few days instead of easing, or sudden one-sided swelling, which can mean a haematoma collecting in the implant pocket. A knock to the jaw followed by a change in the contour also needs review, because a displaced implant is easiest to reposition early, before the capsule matures. Do not try to wait an infection out: an established infection around a facial implant rarely settles with antibiotics alone and usually means removal, so early treatment is what saves the implant.

It will change the skeletal foundation — projection at the chin, width at the angles — and that change is permanent. What it cannot do is create definition the soft tissue on top is hiding: thicker skin, fullness under the chin and neck laxity all blunt the contour, and many of the dramatic jawlines online are bone work plus neck liposuction, or simply thin-skinned young patients. If your jaw outline is soft because of submental fat rather than a short mandible, an implant alone will disappoint — and it is not a substitute for weight loss. Part of the consultation is telling you honestly which of the two you are looking at.

€4,250 to €7,150 with us, confirmed after a consultation rather than quoted blind. For comparison it is typically £4,000 – £7,000 in the United Kingdom, $5,000 – $9,000 in the United States and €4,000 – €8,000 in Western Europe. Implant size sets the figure, and whether it is a stock implant or a custom one designed from your own CT scan — the custom route costs accordingly.