POSTED UNDER Chin Implant Reviews
38 Year Old, Can't wait to get chin implant to improve profile - Chattanooga, TN
UPDATED FROM TommyBoy1
1 year post
1 year later
WORTH IT$3,700
Well, I wish I could say that everything went 100% perfect with my implant, but it did not. About 6 months after surgery the implant started to ride up, and eventually started pressing on my mental is muscles and nerves :(. It was affecting my smile and my lower lip started to get tingly and numb. Dr Chase and I gave it a little while to see if it would resolve, and used a steroid shot, but unfortunately it did not. So last week I had it removed.
Funny thing is I don't look much different without it, must be the scar tissue. All is not lost :)
I would offer a word of caution to those who are considering the Medpor/intra oral combo. There is a higher chance of the implant riding up to high, and once it's in place (in the right or wrong place) it's very difficult to remove. If I had it to do again I would go Silicone and under the chin with a screw.
All in all I enjoyed the temporary results, but it wasn't worth the discomfort. Good thing is the scar tissue is helping me out a bit :)
Good luck to everyone takin this journey, and take all the advice you can get from people in here. Life's a chance, play every time you can.
Funny thing is I don't look much different without it, must be the scar tissue. All is not lost :)
I would offer a word of caution to those who are considering the Medpor/intra oral combo. There is a higher chance of the implant riding up to high, and once it's in place (in the right or wrong place) it's very difficult to remove. If I had it to do again I would go Silicone and under the chin with a screw.
All in all I enjoyed the temporary results, but it wasn't worth the discomfort. Good thing is the scar tissue is helping me out a bit :)
Good luck to everyone takin this journey, and take all the advice you can get from people in here. Life's a chance, play every time you can.
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UPDATED FROM TommyBoy1
1 month post
5 weeks out, last review
It's been 5 weeks since the chin implant, here's some final thoughts. I love the results, and my confidence has gone up because of it. I love that I can wear a beard and a cap better. There was some bad. It hurt worse than I thought it would, and it took longer to start feeling better than I thought.
Would I do it again, yes! But with more realistic expectations. Here's a couple of photos to end with. Thanks for all the support and compliments. Best of luck to all of you!
Would I do it again, yes! But with more realistic expectations. Here's a couple of photos to end with. Thanks for all the support and compliments. Best of luck to all of you!
Replies (4)
April 15, 2014
I had a chin implant last month and to tell you the truth, I don't like the results now...I loved how it looked the day of...with the swelling, it looked masculine and square...like an astronaut chin but after the swelling subsided, I didn't like it anymore. People tell me its a big difference even now but I don't really see it....I wanted it to look huge, ya know? HUGE. Im all depressed now...Im just tired of being ugly. All ive done these past two years is look in the mirror relentlessly, ive missed out on so much, pushed so many people away, and for what? I still don't feel any different now than I did before I had this surgery and my nose job. I just want to be perfect, and have magazine looks but Im starting to think it will never happen. : ( WHY?
April 15, 2014
@diamonddogs1974: I'm 6 days removed from my surgery. From 1-4, smallest to largest, my doc went with a 3--large. But now, a week after swelling has gone down, i am thinking a 4-xlarge would have been better. But, the thing is, I will learn to be thankful for this. I am not going to have this taken out and a bigger one put in. I'm better than I was and that WILL have to be good enough. I hope you find peace with your implant, though I know how it can be bothersome. :)
April 17, 2014
Im sorry, I feel like I just put a lot of bad energy on this comment section, feel free to remove my previous comment, I would happily remove it myself if I could but I just realized that I cant remove it once I posted it, im extremely sorry and I regret writing all that, I should have been more discrete.
April 17, 2014
Diamond, I doubt that people are judging you here. We all wish the best for each other. If you felt the way you did, so be it. Hope you can continue to move forward to feel better about yourself, however it is that you do that. For me, pursuing enhancements, along with life experience and some therapy has gone a long way toward further self acceptance of self.
April 18, 2014
No worries DiamondDogs1974 - u r definitely not putting out "bad energy" - just expressing how you feel. We've all been there where you wonder if this was worth it - esp after spending so much hard-earned money! Anyway, I hope you get to the place where you feel good about your chin implant and nose job! Stay blessed! :-)
April 24, 2014
Looks great! I will be getting mine in July. Excited but nervous! I am also getting intra oral
UPDATED FROM TommyBoy1
1 month post
1 month out
Pain is a lot better, still feel it if I overdo it, but getting better. Thought I would post a quick front shot. Got a couple more for those thinking about it, then I'll sign off.
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April 3, 2014
Looks great! Surgery is next Wednesday. Thanks for all the updates and advice.
April 8, 2014
Good luck next week Hagen. Keep us updated. Ill be doing mine eventually. Still saving up the greenbacks.
April 8, 2014
@Joejah Peach--thanks!
@RH709 - tomorrow is the big day for me, but you keep saving that money. One dollar at a time; you'll get there! Keep your eye on the prize.
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