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Study: Chin implants on the rise in US

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    New trend in plastic surgery

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Well a new study suggests more Americans are turning to a certain and -- cosmetic procedure to improve their looks -- not talking faceless.

Our Botox.

But -- and plants and chin implants according Robinson very seriously very nice thing -- I think -- out of the plastic surgeons says doctors performed that 70% -- -- plans.

And -- eleven.

That in 2010 and what's behind this -- we decide dash board certified plastic surgeon doctor Janet Terkel who joins us live now.

From Indianapolis in -- and -- were talking before the statement doctor -- that we really haven't thought about -- change a lot so.

So why would someone want it -- and plant.

Well it's -- -- helpful for those that don't have enough of the projecting chin so you probably haven't thought about yours could you don't need it yeah I just I was trying you know it's easy to get critical though when you start looking at something a little bit closer any any medical reason why seminal question.

-- plant any any sort of real reason besides cosmetic.

Well sometimes.

-- that he's.

Our mallet colluded sometimes their procedures that are done to actually bring the job forward or even actually bring portions of the -- forward to correct.

The bite and also correct the contour of the chin but I think most of what you're referring to in this recent.

Statistic that was released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons is cosmetic chin implants are primarily cosmetic improvements in the -- -- -- to what do you put in there.

Usually it's a small piece of -- silicone implant that shape to enhance the chin there -- several different contours that can be utilized.

Interest so doctor you can customize your chin implant -- give you -- say a cleft you could do that for someone.

Actually they do have some that have a little bit of a cleft -- it but yes I think you know within reason yes you can customize it there's different sizes and a lot of that is based on the need you know different people have which are different levels of well -- connection at Portland real quick you're just a thing like this cost.

-- anywhere from two to 4000 dollars depending on that part of the country here and.

Interesting fact triple thank you so much nice to have a board certified plastic surgeon to talk to us about this trend and and you'll stay up to date on it thank you -- nice to have you.

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