The second and less common procedure used to correct a disproportionate chin is an adjustment to the jawbone. Unlike the chin implant, which augments the chin region with foreign material, an adjustment to the jawbone utilizes the patient's own bone tissue.

Although the procedure is done on an outpatient basis, a general anesthetic is usually administered. As with chin implants, the incision is made within the mouth after the mouth has been rinsed with an antiseptic mouthwash.

To adjust the jawbone, it must Can chin implants be combined be released from the rest of the with other procedures?

A chin implant is often combined with a rhinoplasty Liposuction is also commonly done in conjunction jawbone. This is accomplished by cutting the bone horizontally just under the roots of the lower teeth, then vertically down at the eyeteeth.