Risks of Chin Implant Removal Due to Numbness

asked 2 years ago by pageinpain in Boca Raton, Floria
Latest answer by William Portuese, MD
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Tags: chin, numb

In March 2008, I had a med size silicone chin implant- numbness on entire left side of lips and chin has remained 2 yrs- awful!

My doc says remove and 90% certainty or greater it will go away at least 90% and no sag beccuase i have good skin? 48 yrs old-

3 other docs say 50% improvemnet or less on the numbness, some say may need scar tissue scraping procedure for nerve damage, some say sagging? I'm going crazy- can't stand it in, afraid to remove? My doc is well respected in many circles?

5 answers to Risks of Chin Implant Removal Due to Numbness

What to expect after chin implant removal

If there is numbness, the only way to know if it will get any better is to remove the implant. It is a very simple procedure to perform without any worries about sagging skin. The skin will re-drape back to its normal anatomical position prior to the chin implant. There is probably a 50/50 chance that the numbness will not improve after the chin implant has been removed.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Chin implant removal

The numbness could be due to pressure of the implant on the nerve, if so it has been there for 2 years. The injury to the nerve may come back totally, partially or non at all. If the numbness is due to cutting the nerve at the first surgery then the feeling will not come back.

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Numbness after chin implant

I don't know how anyone can quantitate your chances of improvement. Certainly, if the implant is stretching or impinging the nerve you MAY have improvememt. If the numbness is due to a mechanical injury at time of implantation, your numbness may be permanent. If you want to give removal a try, then it seems reasonable. I would go in hopeful, but know that the surgery may not give improvement. If you can live with that uncertainty, you should do well.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Chin numbness is a complication of Chin Implant Surgery.

If you're miserable with your numb chin, and want to see what things are like without it, removal of your silicone implant is relatively straightforward. Silicone elastomer implants are encapsulated, and I think removal is relatively low risk. There is always a possibility of further nerve damage, but in the right hands this is remote. You'll certainly lose your chin projection, and your neck skin will change a bit. The main concern is that you might not get sensation back to the affected... more

Eric M. Joseph, MD
West Orange Facial Plastic Surgeon

Chin implant removal, numbness and skin shrinkage.

Implant removal should not make it worse. I am confused with the desire to get a percentage. Will a 50% versus 90% difference really influence your decision. If the implant is silicone, it should be easily extracted. No one can tell you, with any certainty, what the percentage will be. It is simply an educated guess. In terms of the chin sagging, this is generally not a concern unless it is an oversized implant and you have experienced bony atrophy in the time the implant has been in... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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