I had a chin implant inserted 2 years ago, it has made relatively no differance. I now think it is because my mouth protudes and chin is sunken due to an underbite. So to make a real differance i need my jaw taken back/forward. I am worrid as i have had an implant i can not get any form of jaw surgery. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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May 17, 2010
Answer: Jaw Surgery after Chin Implant Augmentation
Hi, I have performed many facial shaping procedures, including Chin Augmentation with dermal fillers or silastic chin implants, for over 30 years. Numbness from a chin implant placed through a small, incision under the chin typically resolves in a few weeks. However, an Extra Large sized ch...
Typically chin implants heal so quickly that I often forget that I've done one on patients that have Face Lifts and other procedures at their 1 month follow up, so what you report seems unusual. You might want to follow up with your surgeon nad have him check things out to be sure...
The majority of the swelling from chin augmentation will subsided after three months. This will have no effect on the cheeks. The chipmunk cheeks are from liposuction and surgery you had on the cheek area itself.
The doctor knows which size chin implant to use for each patient based on...
