Is a Compression Garment Worn for As Long After a Chin Implant As Chin Liposuction?

I have patients wear an elastic tape dressing on the chin for about 5 days after an implant to minimize bleeding and keep the implant precisely positioned until a little scar tissue forms, since the implant is smooth and not sticky. For liposuction, one needs a compressive elastic neck garment, that goes around the head, also for a few days, then at night for a few weeks, to ensure that the little empty tunnels created by the liposuction don't fill up with fluid, until they heal over.

There would be little reason to wear a compression dressing after a chin implant or osteotomy procedure. I only have my patients wear it overnite as its only purpose is to serve as a means to hold an ice pack in place. The next day it can be discarded. The implant is secured in place by the pocket into which it was placed and/or screw fixation. This is different than neck liposuction where longer periods of compression help to control swelling and provide some means of tissue adaptation.