Residual chin implant pain will subside with time

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD answers: How long does pain after chin implant last?

It has been almost a week since I got chin implant, and although I am not in as much pain as I was right after surgery, I am still in enough pain that it is difficult to eat. I am just hoping that this is normal and not permanent. Can I expect this residual pain to go away eventually?


Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
8 months ago
By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Chin implants are an important procedure performed to normalize facial proportions. Generally, the placement of chin implants is performed through a submental incision under anesthesia. After surgery, you may experience residual pain and discomfort associated with the surgery and also straining of the mentalis muscle. This will subside with time and acclimation of the muscle and chin implant.

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