Chin Implant: Q&A
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Chin Implants Gone Wrong
I got a chin implant last spring. I asked the surgeon's assistant to show me the implant before they put it in but I didn't got to see it. When they started the surgery, I was already too much asleep to ask for it again. My face looks rather too broad now, with a box-like appearance. My face was oval-shaped before. Do implants really change how the face looks at the front? What can be done about it?
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Pristine
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Choosing the correct chin implant
It is much more important for the patient to relate to his/her surgeon what type of an aesthetic result is the ultimate goal, then to visually choose the type of implant to be used. It is up to a skilled and experienced surgeon to pick the right implant to achieve the desired result. Chin implants come in many different styles and sizes, it is not reasonable to expect the patient to make this choice. It is important to find the right surgeon whom you can trust to...
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The Effect of Facial Implants
It is unlikely that your surgeon changed the implant from the one you were shown to a different one. There are circumstances when several sizes are considered and then chosen during the surgery. However, if that was the plan I am sure it would have been discussed ahead of time.
Chin implants, as with other facial implants, change the appearance of the face from all views. Although chin implants give a more profound change to the profile view, they certainly do change your appearance when...
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Imaging is Important for Facial Implants
Unfortunately, I think that even if you had seen the implant before surgery, it may have been difficult for you to have known what the result would have turned out like. Just like trying on clothes, you may really not know what it will look like until you see it on you.
Of course, you don't want to wait until after surgery to know if you will like the result of your procedure. That's why many plastic surgeons use imaging to assure that the patient's desired result is communicated. Chin...
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Chin Implants can certainly change Facial Appearance
Hello Pristine,
Based on the information you have provided it certainly sounds like a visit with your original Surgeon is in order.
They should have on record the type of implant used, the size, if any alterations were made to it, etc. In addition you can also look at some before and after photos of yourself to see what changes the implant has made.
Also important is that the Surgeon make sure that the implant is still in good position. With time and healing, Implants can shift and slide...
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Chin implant selection
Good morning Pristine
chin implant can significantly change the way your face looks from all angles. When the patient and I are having a conversation during the consultation about the right implant for them it's all about what their goals are, what is possible, and what is safe. There's lots of different types of implants and for the most part the implants can be customized by the surgeon if they are comfortable carving the material and preparing it for that patient's face. Not every...
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Chin Implants
Yes, chin implants can change the shape of the face, depending on the type of implant used. There are many impants on the market, used for different purposes. Some chin implants enhance only the chin, while others make the jawline a little boxy, which is good if that's what you want. The simple answer is this: if you’re unhappy with the way your chin implant makes your face look, have it removed and start over. They are easiy removed.
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Chin too broad/square after chin implant
Your best bet in this circumstance is to remove the implant, and, if desired, replace with a differently-shaped model. This is a very "fixable" problem!
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Choosing the correct implant/method is important
Hi Pristine, your question is a bit tricky to answer it's hard to know what implant was used. That being said it might have been difficult for you to make a choice anyway. What seemed small may have ended up being too big, or vice versa. There is also the issue of doing a sliding genioplasty, which is generally not done becasue of the ease and the reliability of chin implants, but from perspective, having done both methods, although a sliding genioplasty is more paiful initially and a...
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Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Possible wrong implant
Chin implants come in two basic styles 1) short....meaning sits over mostly the point of the chin. and 2) extended....meaning wraps around the chin out past the jowls. It is important to choose the right implant for a patients facial shape, size and even personality. Some men want an extended implant to get a more squared lower face look and some don't. Others may not look good in a short implant if they already have a pointed chin. It is important to look at all the styles be
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Chin Implants
There are several types of chin implants and each type comes in various shapes. Pre operative computer imaging, while not perfect, is probably the best way to see what results are possible. Variations in size, width and shape, can be loosely simulated to give you, and your plastic surgeon, and idea of what you are trying to achieve.
Chin implants can be wide or narrow, large or small, rounded or square, tall or short. Some also allow intra-operative modification, and this may be...
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