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Chin implant removal long term effects?

jerry22245Jun 5, 2024
Hi doctors! I couldn’t really find any answers to this but would love any opinions. I had my chin implant removed atleast half a year ago and have been extremely happy with the removal. No issues aesethically, or physically. My question is if there are any long term health issues that come with removing a silicone implant. I’d assume infection would not be an issue since the implant is no longer there?

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