Is it better to use expanded polytetrafluoroethylene or silicone for the chin?

Everyone loves beauty. We all know that the shape of a person's chin will affect the face shape. Nowadays, the most popular one is the V-face. Therefore, many young people want to change their face shape by changing their chin. The effect of prosthetic chin augmentation surgery is long-lasting and effective, and it is sought after by many beauty lovers. Moreover, many women do not know how to choose when faced with different prosthetic materials. Is it better to use expanded polytetrafluoroethylene or silicone for the chin?

The commonly used prosthetic materials for chin augmentation are silicone and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. Both materials have good compatibility with the human body, do not irritate the body, generally do not cause harm to the human body, will not produce immune or rejection reactions, last for a long time, and do not need to be removed unless they are subjected to extremely strong impact or damage.

What is the difference between silicone and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for the chin?

1. Plasticity

Silicone is soft and flexible, and the material is easy to sculpt. Once implanted in the chin, it remains stable. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene is soft and not easy to sculpt.

2. Structural stability

There are tiny pores in the structure of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. It is this special microporous structure that allows it to fuse with the chin's own tissue after implantation, ensuring long-term stability.

3. Cost-effectiveness

Although a silicone chin pad will feel like it has an obvious edge interface, the silicone material is cheaper and more cost-effective; an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene chin pad has a soft texture and a real touch, but the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene is not easy to detach and is slightly more expensive than silicone.

Chin augmentation care methods:

First of all, one thing you need to pay attention to is that you cannot touch water for a short period of time after chin augmentation surgery, and keep the surgical incision dry, which is mainly to prevent wound infection.

Secondly, in terms of diet, special attention should be paid to oral hygiene after chin augmentation surgery. In terms of diet, do not chew food 48 hours after the operation and rely on intravenous injections to maintain. After 48 hours, gradually start eating liquid food, semi-liquid food, etc., and transition to normal meals. Be careful not to eat spicy and irritating foods during this period.

Finally, during the recovery period after chin augmentation surgery, it is best not to allow external force to contact the chin area, so as to avoid vibration or impact on the chin, which will prolong the recovery period of the chin and even affect the appearance.