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Chin Surgery Recovery

I am looking at chin surgery (getting a more pronounced look). Concern is that recovering from chin surgery is really slow, painful...based on things I read so far on line. Can a doctor expert in chin surgery describe what their patient typically sees a patient go thru?

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What to expect after genioplasty

After getting a genioplasty you should expect to be tired the first evening afterward due to the anesthesia. I make my incision intraorally (inside the mouth) so the only thing you should see on the outside is tape (which helps the swelling and removed 5-7 days after surgery) and some swelling. The operation only takes a couple of hours with you asleep as an outpatient. I ask that my patients eat soft food for 4 weeks to help make sure the intraoral incision heals... more

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