Chin Implant : 3 Revisions and a Removal - New York, NY

I've attached some pics. Ill try to update again in a week. Chin feels squishy from the swelling and empty space, hoping it will heal down soon. Really no pain or tightness though. Very happy so far having it out!

So, where to start? I've always had a weak chin, not necessarily receeding, but weak. I am a male and have very strong defined facial features so my chin just looked disproportionate in comparison. I decided to have a chin implant done 2 months ago via sub mental approach. The procedure went well. I had no numbness, although the swelling and tightness was more than expected making it hard to eat more than liquids for about a week. Unfortunately, the implant slipped down to where it was sitting under my chin, so a month later I went in for a revision.

The revision went smoothly and recovery was much faster. My surgeon had me wear a wrap to prevent the implant from slipping down again. This time around the implant looked perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. I was so happy, but..............the one wing curled up and must have been sitting on a nerve. I had severe pain when smiling or speaking. It had curled up to point I could feel the tip of the wing inside my mouth poking into my gum. So, 12 days later it was back under the knife again.

After the second revision I went home, looked in the mirror, and immediately knew it looked off. It was sitting too low again and looked identical to the first time around. I was obviously furious. I went into my surgeon the next day demanding it come out. He wanted me to wait a week or two and wear the chin wrap again to try to pull it up some. I obliged since the last thing I wanted was another surgery.

2 weeks came and went and I still was not happy. It looked like a big ball protruding downward on my chin, providing minimal horizontal projection. So today I went in to have it removed. All the previous surgeries were done under local with IV sedation. This time just local, so it was weird feeling the tugging and pulling. Removal took like 10 minutes and I was done. I looked in the mirror and it looked like the me I remember.

I know my profile will still suck, but right now I'm fine with that. I feel normal again the tightness and lisp is good, and I feel great. I'm sure it will swell up in the coming days, but I'll deal. I'm a pro at this point. All in all this was probably one of the dumbest things I've ever done, and that's saying a lot for me. Waste of money and all my vacation days dealing with this. The emotional toll was huge, and I'm glad to have this behind me. 2 months, 4 surgeries. An expensive and painful way to learn to love yourself as you are. Maybe its just what my narcissistic, insecure self needed to learn that. Everything happens for a reason, right?

I am worried about sagging skin, weird scarring, ptosis, witches chin etc, but so far things seemed to have shrink down to normal almost immediately. I am pretty young (30) and the implant was only in for 2 months, but it was big (9.5mm projection), so we shall see. I will update with pics in coming days/weeks since its near impossible to find pics after removal so I figure I'll do the community a favor and update as I go through this.

As much as this sucked I have to say my surgeon was great and very understanding. I did not pay another dime for all of the revisions and removal. He wanted me to be happy, and didn't try to bully me into anything.

I'll keep you guys updated on how things progress here now that its out.