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Masseter muscle out of place after jaw angle implant removal - can it be corrected?

jonlayorFeb 15, 2022
I had jaw angle implants removed 1 year ago after having them in for 8 months, i was told on my left side of my masseter muscles retracted up about a pinky's width of the bone, i have been told to look into masseter muscle reattachment, I'm really set on having this corrected, don't want filler or implant to hide, What's the success rate of the sugary, and important risks. Once again only looking for surgery answers not looking to hide it.

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Dr. Alejo Villarreal, DDS
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Answered on Aug 2, 2022
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The wrong implants can indeed make you look "fat." One of the premises of custom-designed implants is to make sure you don't look "fat" or out of harmony. You have a somewhat round face, and designing the right implants for you could be challenging. If you have high jaw angles and your surgeon...

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The screw you see as "hanging loose" may be, in fact, inside the implant itself; it does look like that one screw missed the bone, though. Omnipor or Medpore is radiolucent for conventional radiologic studies. With a bit of work, you could see it with various software. Best,

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Definition requires structure; and bone/implant material is structure. Fat is an overlay and creates 'fullness' not definition. Go with implants.

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