Bone resorption, crooked implant. Should I remove it? (photos)

Personally, I believe you have a pleasing appearance to your chin on front view and profile view. It's not clear what you mean by it's poking out. If your chin implant is causing any sort of discomfort, it could be misplaced, and removal would be curative. In our experience, you could certainly have this implant removed, and a smaller one put in for less projection on profile, if that is what you desire. I hope this helps! Sincerely, Dr Joseph

If you are unhappy with the esthetics then you should have the implant removed. You have a deep mentolabial fold and the implant makes it appear deeper. Other than simply removing the implant, a sliding genioplasty will diminish the depth of your mentolabial fold, add slight projection, and have a softer more feminine final result. The removal of the implant and sliding genioplasty can be performed simultaneously.

Your photographs are somewhat limited. It would be nice to see your forehead to see the balance from your side view. If you are concerned about bone resorption then you can have an x-ray done of the face and it will show if there is bone resorption present. You can keep the chin implant or remove it, totally up to you. If the chin implant is crooked then you can have it repositioned in a more anatomical position.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.