I just had a chin lift 14 days ago and I wore the face garment for 3 straight days, I went back to work and only wear it at night. I still see some swelling and "waves" or "tunnels" in my chin area. My doctor said it is normal and I will fully see results in a few months. I am getting massages in that area and it helps. Is this normal? Everyone tells me to be patient but it also feels a little hard.
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While you need to see more views to get a better feel for the problem, you could consider having the right side of the chin shaved down some for symmetry. If there are small bony gaps that you can feel after your genioplasty, the bone taken could be placed there to smooth out the divots...
If your face is "long" and your chin is vertically tall, you might be a candidate for a genioplasty to shorten the vertical height of your chin, thereby reducing the "long" appearance of your face at the same time. If your chin is not overly tall, but horizontally weak,...
The apparent change in your chins projection is not an actual anatomic change but the result of the change in the relationship between your nasal profile and chin due to the rhinoplasty. You need to reestablish a natural position of the chin relative to your nose by increasing anterior...
