Chin implant after mewing - is there a risk of the implant coming out or infection?
November 11, 2024
Asked By:Diligent46414 in Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, Belçika
Hello, I had a chin implant installed 1.5 years ago. It looks good from the outside, but it could not solve the alignment of my teeth in my lower jaw. For this reason, I started to do mewing at home. If the face develops forward, is there a risk of the implant coming out or infection? Thank you.
Answers (2)
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You appear to have a well projected chin appearance, and a chin implant would only masculinize the lower 1/3 of your face, in my opinion. Neck liposuction surgery is a minimally invasive, and reasonable option for reducing the appearance of a double chin, and for improving a jawline appearance....
Based on your photos, you appear to have a nicely projected chin appearance. Adding a chin implant would only make the crease above your chin worse. Sometimes, injectable fillers can't be considered for softening the appearance of a deep labiomental crease, however, care needs to be taken to...
In more than 90% of people that we place chin implants, we advocate for anatomical chin implants that lead to a tapered chin appearance, rather than a wider chin appearance. It is relatively straightforward to do an implant exchange from an extended version, to a tapered version. Though it may...
