I'm three weeks post chin augmentation surgery and I'm worried there may be an infection. I looked great two weeks post op, but woke up three weeks post op to a swollen face and pain. I've been on antibiotics (second course now) and have been advised to take prednisolone 10mg for three days. I've uploaded pictures of my incision at two weeks, and now at three weeks. I have no fever, warmth or other signs of infection besides redness and some tenderness at times.
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Teaamgetl,
Thanks for the question. I think reshaping of the mandible (jaw bone) done threw an incision underneath the chin would help to decrease the "prominent" character. The bone can be contoured into a softer shape and size. ...
How you heal after sliding genioplasty depends more on your individual health than your age. Someone in their 20's but smokes, has diabetes, on steroids etc. will heal worse than a healthy 60 year old. Age is just a number!
You have a large soft tissue chin pad that becomes even more noticeable when you smile. (as the soft tissue sticks out further as the side tissues are pulled back. This can only be treated by a submental chin reduction where some of the large soft tissue chin pad is removed from an incision...