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Some surgeons may use dissolvable sutures and others may use permanent sutures that need to be removed after placing a chin implant. You should contact your surgeon to find out what type of sutures were used in your procedure.
Well, I suggest you contact your doctor about your stitches. If they are nylon stitches (permanent), they need to be removed. I typically use nylon and remove them in a week or so. If the stitches are dissolvable, there is no issue...but you must be sure. Contact your doctor for advice.
Thank you for your pictures. In my opinion you would be a good candidate for either a sliding genioplasty or a chin implant. The genioplasty uses your own bone to enhance your chin but there is more swelling and discomfort. The genioplasty incision is well hidden because...
From your photos and narrative you should do well with a chin implant augmentation and perhaps liposuction. To be sure see a board certified plastic surgeon.
Hi, based upon the attached photos your face is not flat but round-shaped and full. According to the ideal facial aesthetics as outlined in my book on the subject, women appear the most attractive when their faces are heart-shaped. Reducing the fatty tissues over the lower...
Many doctors will do chin implants in their surgery suite with local/sedation. The only cost this alleviates is that of the anesthesiologist. You will still have the surgeon's fees, the cost of the implant and the facility fees.
While you may still feel as though your smile is off in 2 weeks, no one will notice. The muscles need to soften and relax following chin implant surgery. In 2 weeks, you will probably feel normal, but slight swelling may continue for a couple of months.
Chin Implant removal information/and considerations: For the vast majority of chin implants, removal is straight forward most commonly using the same incision that was used to place it. The procedure is often done in the office with local anesthesia with or without some sedation, but also co...
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