Unable to Move Lower Lip After Chin Implants and Liposuction

Sometimes the motor nerve that innervates muscles around the mouth can be bruised or irritated during liposuction and/or chin implants, you have to give it some time to improve. It usually does.

The nerve on the lower lip was probably bruised from the liposuction and should come back within six months after the procedure as long as it was not cut. The chin implant itself will tend to create numbness, not movement problems, if the mental nerve on the mandible has been bruised.

There are several reasons for this but I am confused by the timing of your symptoms. What was the reason for your second surgery? The surgery, liposuction, or chin implant could all potentially produce the findings you are reporting. Nerve injuries can be temporary or permanent. Recovery can be hours to days to weeks to even years depending on the extent and nature of the insult. EMG's in combination with an ENG may indicate complete or recovering nerve injuries. Repair is generally only... more