Do a mentalis muscle resuspension at the same time as submental chin implant or don't do this at the same time?

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I need to have my mentalis muscle resuspended because my mentalis muscle wasnt attached properly from previous surgery. On the other hand, I plan on having a submental chin implant(not intraoral chin implant) because I don't want to risk messing around with mentalis muscle.1.Is it best to do the mentalis muscle resuspension first and wait 12 months later to do the submental chin implant?or 2 Do the mentalis resuspension and submental chin implant at the same time?Any problems with this?

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

I agree with Dr. Eppley.  The mentalis muscle resuspension and chin implant must be in harmony.  This best achieved from an intraoral approach.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

If you are going to do a mentalis resuspension it should be done at the same time as a chin implant. But because a mentalis suspension is a superiorly based procedure it can not be done very well from a submental approach. It needs to be done from an intraoral approach to be truly effective. A menrtalis muscle sag is caused by loss of the attachment right below the depth of the intraoral vestibule.

Do a mentalis muscle resuspension at the same time as submental chin implant or don't do this at the same time?

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