Hello! I had an chin implant placed five weeks ago. (incision placed under the chin) For about 1 week ago i had a cold, since then i had a lot of problems. Last week i had to go to emergency, they think this was an allergic reaction?! One week has passed now and my lips are still very swollen, pale and small... Can someone tell me whats going on? Is my body rejecting this silicone implant?
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April 28, 2017
Answer: Rejection of chin implant? My face and neck became swollen and sudden swelling of my lips!
I would not recommend massaging your chin after the placement of an implant. The bruising and swelling you see is self-limiting and should go away on its own. Massaging and manipulating the chin does risk moving the chin implant out of its position before it's had a chance to fuse to the...
You can have the implant easily removed and your chin should return to its pre-existing appearance. It sounds like your chin implant has migrated or was placed asymmetrically. I have removed several chin implants that have migrated following placement. I prefer to secure them by placing a...
Typically, the facial fullness and 'roundness' we see, relates to the lack of prominence of the lower face/jawline. When the jawline is 'weaker / less wide/defined', the focus is on the cheek fullness. So the usual key is not the reduce fullness (aging effect); but to properly balance the...