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Before proceeding with chin augmentation you would want to make sure that your facial growth is complete. In females this is usually around 14-16 years old so at 18 you are certainly old enough. Your options include chin implantation or sliding genioplasty surgery. If you have tooth allignment issues (maloclusion) that you want addressed as well you would need more formal oral surgery to address this. Chin implantation is usually more straightforward but sliding genioplasty is also a good option depending on the goals. Visit with a boards certified surgeon who performs these procedures to find out what your options are.
Hi. You look like you will really benefit and look much better with a chin implant and you can do it now. It is a simple and safe operation that takes half an hour under local anesthesia with a little sedation. There is very little pain, and you look fine in a few days.
Phillipp, it sounds like at least one layer of sutures have partially come apart (dehisced). This is usually not a problem provided that the closure your surgeon performed was in layers, including a "water tight" closure of periosteum around the implant. In most...
Your assessment is correct, but you are only two weeks post-op, and your tissues need to heal, settle, and soften as your scars mature. This will take 6 months or longer, and your anatomy will assume new baselines and achieve new "normals" in sensation, tension, and resting appearance...
It is highly unlikely that losing weight will have any effect on your chin implant since they are typically placed directly on the bone. That being said, weight loss can affect your neck and jaw line especially in the areas of the jowl and lower face regions.
Please do not touch your pimple and see your surgeon. The will physically examine it and determine the most suitable course of treatment for you.
24 years ago I thought computer video imaging would be an asset in patient education, and frankly, marketing for certain cosmetic procedures. My partners and I bought the (then very-expensive) software, hardware (the video card alone was $4500 in 1987 dollars!), and training. We found it very...
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