My Chin Implant is Out of Place - Can I Fix it w/o Surgery?

Although "pushing and massaging" a chin implant can theoretically cause it to move it would be highly unlikely as your body forms a capsule around it keeping it in place. Plus there is often internal fixation by suture, screw or other means preventing its movement. Seek a second opitinion by a board certified plastic or oral surgeon if you are concerned.

This far out from surgery it's not very likely that massaging your chin implant will move it.

I suspect that you may need to have a revision procedure to re-insert it or place a different size implant.

At two years post op it is highly unlikely that any sort of massage techniques will help to realign your implant.  The implant is placed in a very precise pocket along the chin and jawline.  If dissection of the pocket is performed incorrectly implant can appear misaligned.  At his point I feel that your only option is surgery if you are looking to revise positioning.  Good Luck......Dr. Corrado

Hi there-

I don't believe that pushing on your implant will achieve correction.

You are going to need a surgical procedure if correcting this is important to you.

It is highly unlikely that massage will reposition a chin implant 2 years after surgery. However, there is no risk of this causing any harm. If this does not work, I would recommend returning to your surgeon for a revision. If they are not able or interested in helping you, please find an experienced plastic surgeon to do your revision surgery.
Best,Stephen Weber MD, FACS