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Crooked Smile After Chin Augmentation

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I was knocked out for the surgery. I like the chin...

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kazinlockehardtJune 11, 2009
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I was knocked out for the surgery. I like the chin but am having other issues after surgery. I did it because I wasn't satisfied with my born chin.

Hi. I had a chin augmentation one week ago. Four days after my surgery, I noticed that my smile is crooked - the left side of my lip doesn't move down as far as the right side of my lip. My doctor said "it'll go away" but I'm still racking my brain worried that this may be some kind of permanent after effect of the surgery.

Is it normal for such a crooked smile after surgery?

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healmetooplease
June 27, 2009
i would think that with any kind of jaw/mouth surgery it would take awhile for your smile to be back to its normal self again. is it still crooked?
9012anon
April 29, 2010
I just had a chin implant and I have the same problem with my upper lips. Do you still have a crooked smile?
veryworried
March 21, 2012
did your smile ever return to normal?
asdfghjklhhjkj
April 15, 2015
I had this same problem after my chin implant and was worried about it also! I am now two weeks post op and my smile is back to normal! One werk after my surgery, I started moving my mouth around in different facial expressions and that seemed to help a lot. You just need to restrengthen the muscles so they go back to normal.
KarenT.
August 25, 2015
I am having the same problem. My bottom lip looks like it is being pulled to one side (and downward). I didn't notice this at first because I didn't observe myself speaking in a mirror. It was pointed out to me by a relative. I then became very aware of it. It has been just over 3 weeks since my surgery (chin implant). I am a little worried that this may be permanent. -sure hope not! Did your lip ever improve?
KarenT.
April 30, 2016
The smile/symmetrical lip movement returned to normal after about 2 months or so. I guess the lesson here is ... try not to stress, relax and ... be patient.
:)
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