Nerve Damage After Chin Implant?

There are several important nerves in the area of the chin. One is a major sensory nerve, called the mental nerve, that is likely the reason you were numb and which is now improving. The other nerve is a motor nerve, the marginal mandibular nerve, which pulls down the corner of the mouth with actions like speaking or puckering. Both of these nerves are in "harm's way," but usually the damage is not permanent and results from pulling on the nerve during surgery which... more

The good news is that it is very unlikely that this is permanent. The nerve that pulls down the corner of the mouth and pushes it out when you whistle runs over the top of where the dissection was performed to place the implant. Since your surgeon was not in the same plane as the nerve during the operation it is much more likely that the nerve was bruised ( in which case it will work again) than cut (in which case it will not work again). At this point there is nothing to do but wait. A... more