I am one week post op from having a chin implant. I absolutely love what it has done for my profile, and in that regard I wouldn't want to go any smaller, but from the front my face looks so much longer. It also looks like I have this rounded chin and then my cheeks come out instead of being one flush line. My surgeon tells me that as it heals I should get an increased sulcus and it should pull up on the implant resulting in less length from the front view. Is this true or is it placed wrong?
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At 3 weeks after a Chin Implant removal and replacement, it's not unusual for your lower lip movement to feel impaired. I've used Chin Implants for over 20 years, it can take 3-4 months for the lip to feel like it did before the surgery...I wouldn't worry until then. ...
Rejection is a body's response to foreign tissue, like a donated kidney, heart, or other organ comprised of proteins that the host body does not recognize as "belonging" to that body. That is why powerful anti-rejection drugs are needed to reduce the risk of rejection (unless the...
Not necessarily. Chin implants can last many years. I have patient with silicon chin implant who has had them for 20 years. Solid chin implants could cause some bone resorption over many years, since they exert pressure on the bone but this is not the reason to change them. This is true with any...
