Truly Satisfying Experience
The only reason this review is not 5 stars is because the procedure (chin implant + lipo) was pretty pricey - which I knew and chose anyway because of the doctor’s years of experience and my peace of mind. I want to start off by saying that I am a scientist and I do research for my work and also in all areas of life. I am also extremely anxious and don’t make any life changing decisions lightly. Further, this was my very first surgery experience. That being said, my consultation with Dr. Rahban was full of information. He verified if I was a good candidate for an implant and then very bluntly gave me advice (this might not be for everyone but I preferred it to my other consultations). I liked his no-nonsense approach and that he worked very closely with Impantech so he had the access to choose from all impant sizes and shapes in the surgery room. I also liked that he never gave me false hope or show me a mockup of my new chin. So I set up a surgery date asap. The whole office (the lady who walks you through the paperwork, the front desk girl and the nurse) were super helpful and extremely responsive throughout helping me do my blood work and order medication before the surgery. Everything was seamless. DAY OF SURGERY: I literally had to just show up with nothing, just my boyfriend to drop me off and pick me up. The nurse at the surgery Center & the anaesthesiologist were very calm and walked me through everything. Their confidence helped me calm down my nerves. Before I could let my anxiety get the best of me and bombard them with questions, I was asleep. When I woke up, I was done! The nurse was beside me and handing me water, calling my boyfriend to pick me up. I have never had surgery so I have nothing to compare this to, but I would classify my week 1 post-op to be mildly uncomfortable. I stayed in bed for a day but I could soon walk around the house. There were times when my chin felt tight & uncomfortable but nothing unbearable. Plus the medicines definitely helped with the experience (the pain-ish only lasted week 1). I would say that having my boyfriend cook and feed me and take care of everything around the house was a huge help as I wouldn’t have wanted to do anything that first week. After week 1, I went back in to get my bandages off & I was not happy with how I looked. I was extremely swollen and looked worse than before. The doctor refused to engage with my questions and told me to wait for the swelling to go down. I came home, cried and calmed down. Then cried some more for the next week. But I should’ve trusted him and science because lo and behold my swelling did go down over time. Around the 3/4 week mark is when I started liking what I saw. Something I should also mention is that I am a huge gym rat, so not doing any physical exercise whatsoever was taking a toll mentally on me as well. I was ready to go back after week 3/4. If you’re the same, don’t do it! Just trust the process, let it heal and you won’t lose any gym progress. I also was able to resume work towards the end of week 2. I waited till week 6 to go back to the gym, and after taking it slowly for a week, I am currently back to 80% of my PR. So I just had my week 7 appointment (generally it’s at week 6, but he was busy last week) and I can genuinely say that I have only received compliments throughout. My jaw is snatched. A little profile boost made a huge huge difference and gave me so much confidence. I am aware that over time, it will tighten up even more & I will probably forget I got an implant in the first place! I would absolutely choose Dr. Rahban again in a heartbeat. In my opinion, the price was worth the end results.


