I had a chin implant over two weeks ago and the swelling has gone down, though I am struggling to close my lips and look like I am sucking candy when I do. Will this improve? Could it be that my rhinoplasty pulled my upper lip upwards and the chin implant pulled my lower lip downwards?
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October 19, 2017
Answer: Your lips will close as time goes by after rhinoplasty and chin implant.
The amount of fat under the chin skin is not large enough to be affected by weight loss or gain...the same as your nose for example.
If you are not happy with the result, most likely a new chin implant must be used.
It is very unlikely that a cyst or pimple, even if slightly irritated, could infect your implant especially after two years. What happens is that you form a natural capsule around the implant and it is unlikely that a skin lesion could penetrate down and through this in order to...
There is computer imaging available that will help you visualize the changes and how it fits your face. But it will not choose the size , shape implant . Plus no computer can simulate wound healing body reaction and scarring. We probably will have these advances in the next 20-50 years...