as for the moment, I cannot yet afford jaw surgery since it is too expensive but I cannot take looking at my receding chin so I am planning to get a chin implant for the time being then go through orthognathic/jaw surgery afterwards. is this okay? I heard removing chin implants will stretch the skin but since I'm going through jaw surgery after then I guess there would be no problem. am I right?
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Answer: Non-surgical chin augmentation prior to oral surgery (VIDEO below)
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Although both approaches are acceptable, there is greater chance of infection and injury to the chin muscles using the intraoral approach. I prefer the external incision. It is about a one inch incision placed near the chin crease and in most barely perceptible once healing has taken place.
My personal preference is the external incision. The infection rate is lower (the mouth is impossible to completely sterilize), and implant positioning tends to be more favorable than with the intraoral approach.
