Removal of vascularized medpor chin implant - Do I need to see a DDS, or is another MD okay?

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Six years ago I had a medpor chin implant placed. I recently had 3 of the 4 screws securing it removed because I had a verified allergy to the titanium screws. My surgeon was unable to remove the 4th screw as it was too vascularized to even be seen during the operation. He's recommending I see a DDS to have the implant and screw removed. Do I need to see a DDS, or is another MD okay?

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Medpore implants have their following. Personally I don’t care for them because of the vascular and growth making them difficult to remove.

There is no particular specialty that owns particular specialization in this procedure.

If anything I would say oral surgeons tend to be more against implants and favor a sliding genioplasty and plastic surgeons tend to do more implants and less sliding genioplasty procedures.

Continue consulting with experienced local plastic surgeons or oral surgeons who seem to have sounded judgment and technical experience.

Providers who plays a lot of implants also typically have experience removing them.

Consider consulting with the provider who did your initial procedure.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

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