I had a small silicone implant placed in my chin last year. It makes my face longer. my surgeon wants to put me under IV sedation, which confuses me since first time he told me only local anesthesia is needed for the removal! When i complained about the chin, he said you have a projection when you smile naturally and that is a 'contraindication for the implant' (which was never mentioned before the surgery!!) :/
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February 23, 2016
Answer: Chin implant removal under local anesthesia?
You are focusing on your chin and jowls and missing the fact that jowls and chin are just lower one third of your face. Just addressing this will draw it into disharmony with rest of your face. This is because you also have sagging in face, eyelids and forehead.You should plan to have total...
Hi labner, this is a difficult question to answer. The short answer is that I would probably try the med poor implants again once your body has had a chance to heal up fully. However, I would not be so quick to rule out silicone implants. I obviously do not know the full story behind your pr...
You have a combination receding chin and excess fat deposit under the chin which often runs in the family. You would be a great candidate for a sliding osteotomy to advance your chin and submittal lipectomy to remove the excess fat from the different layers of the neck under direct vision...
