Still feeling numb 8 months after chin implant surgery. Will I get feeling back if I replace my implant?

Question

I’m 45 years old F. I had a chin implant surgery last 2021 July . But I still feel numb my lips and chin. I’m start worry. So I’m asking you if I will get feeling back if I do surgery and replace my implant? How long supposed get chin and lip numbness and feeling back after chin implant surgery? My Dr. Went through the mouth and put implant. But when I woke up he said my chin skin was thin so he have to sew my out side of chin too and now I have a scar my chin.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

The question you are really asking is whether the wings of your chin implant are in anyway impinging on the mental nerves as the reason for protracted numbness. That is a very good question and the answer is critical as determining what to do. You need a 3D CT scan of your chin to show where the implant its located. The options are either complete removal or implant repositioning. The sooner this is done the better for the sake of any hope of improvement in the numbness.

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