1 year post op - should I be worried about being able to feel and move the right wing of my implant?

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Hello, I had chin implant surgery about a year and half ago, and till this day i can still feel the right wing of the implant i can even wiggle it up and down but just the wing the full implant doesn’t move, when i got my stitches off I asked my doctor if it was normal to just feel that side and he said sometimes that happens,im concerned what should i do? Is it normal?

Thanapoom Boonipat, MD · Answer

Yes it can happen with implants. If it bothers you enough or cause issues in the future, I suggest removal of the implant and doing genioplasty, which is a more permanent result and won't have this sort of implant issues. over the long term, if the movement don't settle down, you might run into issues in the future.

1 year post op - should I be worried about being able to feel and move the right wing of my implant?

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