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What Are Good Questions to Ask a Surgeon Before Getting Chin Implants? (photo)

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Davidhall827Sep 4, 2013
When i bite the chin seems straight but when relax its not straight?

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Dr. Craig Mezrow, MS, MD, FACS
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Larry S. Nichter, MD, MS, FACS

The pocket is usually made under a thin but strong membrane called the periosteum with the pocket made to the exact size. The pocket then shrinks down around the implant to hold if firmly in place and it will feel just like your chin - you will not be able to wiggle it.A a screw is not usually...

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Benjamin C. Marcus, MD

Thanks for your picture and your questions. I think you would be a good candidate For a chin implant. This can be done on an outpatient surgery basis and improve much if not all of your concerns   I believe that this is safer, less risky and less involved than orthognathic...

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Kenneth Hughes, MD

                         If your bite is correct, then a chin implant is probably reasonable.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of chin...

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Lawrence Kass, MD

  I really don't see anything wrong with your face suggesting that you are in need of jaw and chin implants.  Sorry.  Sometimes, on this site, we lose track of the fact that all procedures, even those which are most safe, carry risks.  In your case, I think that the risks of...

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Lawrence Kass, MD

  You might benefit from a chin implant with possible under the chin liposuction.  I am not sure that a lifting procedure is necessary at this time.

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