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My Chin is Still Numb 7 Months after a revision chin implant is This Normal?

asked 1 year ago by Sharpie
Latest answer by Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
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Tags: chin, normal, numb, pocket, swelling

I am still numb and it feels so weirs still after 7 months. This was a revision chin implant and it was done via the inside of my mouth which I feel is so horrible compared to the first implant that was done via under my chin. Will this numbness go away? Will this weird feeling go away. I feel like a ventriloquist. It is still swollen as well as a second pocket was made. How long will it take for me to me back to normal and for it to look normal as it still does not.

1 answer to My Chin is Still Numb 7 Months after a revision chin implant is This Normal?

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Numbness 7 months after revision chin implant revision can be temporary or permanent.

Sharpie, I answered a similar question from you about facial expression, which is entirely a different situation from numbness, which can be a very unusual feeling that has nothing to do with facial expression. Feeling involves the mental nerves, which can be bruised or injured during a chin implant procedure. Truthfully, this is unusual via either submental (below the chin) or intraoral incision, but I would suggest that since the proper final implant position is BELOW the mental... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

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