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Significantly Smaller Smile - Temporary?
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Pros: Great profile, makes me look more masculine,...
CrazyKid123October 22, 2009
WORTH IT$2,501
Pros: Great profile, makes me look more masculine, elongates face
Cons: Recovery and pain, smaller smile, don't know if it was worth the money
Why I did it: Have always been self-conscious about my profile and have a career in television broadcasting
Okay, so I may be overreacting, but this is a good question for anyone considering a chin implant. I am a week post-op, and while I am still numb and a bit swollen, I've noticed that my smile is completely different. It's not like other posts I've seen where the patient has a crooked smile. My issue is that I used to always be very toothy, and now I'm lucky if I can just show the top row of teeth.
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Once the chin becomes less stiff, will I get my...
CrazyKid123October 22, 2009
Once the chin becomes less stiff, will I get my picture perfect smile back? Or now that the chin implant is set in place, will I have more limited control of my lips? I'm really hoping it goes back to normal, because now I smile and it's ALL chin and no teeth.
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November 25, 2009
Wow, your chin looks marvelous and the smile is gorgeous. I had a chin implant 6 weeks ago and it's still significantly stiff. I'm praying that the flexibility will come back, because right now I can't show a nice "curve" on the bottom lip when I smile.
Did you still have stiffness after a couple months?
January 31, 2010
Have you gotten the flexibility back in your lower lip? I got my implant on 11-11-09 and still can't get that curve in my lower lip when I smile. I am just sick about it because I spent $15,000 on veneers before the implant. My lower lip curves up over my lower teeth when I smile. I am very disappointed with my result. My ps says there is no physiological reason for this and nothing can be done
November 7, 2010
wow, thats a remarkable difference..you look great though. Upon reading your firt comments regarding the swelling, etc I can see why. He obviously used a quite large implant so I could not being able to have flexibility for awhile. About how long did it take for your smile to come back?
June 18, 2012
Just wanted to give an update. The implant kept getting infected and I had to have it removed. Definitely only go to a board-certified plastic surgeon who will insert it beneath the chin (not orally). It's not worth the pain. I 100 percent regret my decision.
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