I'm a 23 yr old female and I got a chin implant (silicone, 6mm) 5 years ago. I'm not having any issues now, but I'm concerned about possibility of infection in the future, especially as I've been getting a lot of deep chin acne. I was told that there's less chance of sagging the sooner I remove it and when I'm younger the skin has more elasticity. Would it be a good idea to remove the implant now or would it be better to wait and only remove it IF there's an issue?
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Surgery is surgery and if you are opening your skin again, it will need to heal. That means a revision chin implant takes as much time for recovery as the initial surgery. You’ll be swollen for a few days, but you shouldn’t ooze much if any blood. Within a week, you should be able to return to ...
Jaw angle implants come in several shapes and sizes. Most of them that widen the jaw on front view significantly would lower the jaw at the angle a couple of millimeters (this is subtle)...you probably won't notice. If you literally want zero ramus lowering you could talk to your surgeon and t...
This is common after these procedures. It will likely settle over the next month. I hope this helps reduce your anxiety. See your surgeon to review your concerns.
