I'm getting a very small chin implant soon. I went to a few consultations and found out some doctors use silicone while some use mersilene mesh. Is there one material that has more cons than the other? Does one have higher risk of infection? Does one have a higher risk of the body rejecting it? Does one carry a risk of cancer?
July 17, 2024
Answer: Types of chin implants I don't like Mersilene mesh at all. The tissue grows into it, making it very difficult to remove if needed. Solid silicone is easy to remove if needed. Mersiline is very inflammatory as well, whereas silicone is essentially inert. By the way, from your photos I agree that you need a very small implant, if anything. I would actually say you might benefit more from an "anterior" neck lift, meaning it a neck reshaping done via an incision under the chin (and sometimes with small access incisions around the earlobe). This would increase the apparent distance from your chin to the turning point of your neck by improving the definition. My 2 cents...
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July 17, 2024
Answer: Types of chin implants I don't like Mersilene mesh at all. The tissue grows into it, making it very difficult to remove if needed. Solid silicone is easy to remove if needed. Mersiline is very inflammatory as well, whereas silicone is essentially inert. By the way, from your photos I agree that you need a very small implant, if anything. I would actually say you might benefit more from an "anterior" neck lift, meaning it a neck reshaping done via an incision under the chin (and sometimes with small access incisions around the earlobe). This would increase the apparent distance from your chin to the turning point of your neck by improving the definition. My 2 cents...
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July 17, 2024
Answer: Silicone or Merseline mesh chin implant In our practice for over 30 years, we only use silicone chin implants with an excellent success rate. Any of the porous type implants have a higher infection rate, and since there's tissue in-growth during the healing phase, they're very difficult and complicated to remove when needed. We have seen significant nerve damage and tissue damage trying to remove these infected implants. Placement of a silicone chin implant can be done under local anesthesia and outpatient procedure which takes about 30 minutes.
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July 17, 2024
Answer: Silicone or Merseline mesh chin implant In our practice for over 30 years, we only use silicone chin implants with an excellent success rate. Any of the porous type implants have a higher infection rate, and since there's tissue in-growth during the healing phase, they're very difficult and complicated to remove when needed. We have seen significant nerve damage and tissue damage trying to remove these infected implants. Placement of a silicone chin implant can be done under local anesthesia and outpatient procedure which takes about 30 minutes.
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