28 Yr Old Chin Implant With Liposuction

I have wanted to get my chin done since highschool. I had braces but still have an overbite and I was always displeased with my profile. It looks like my chin just slides into my neck. And the view from the front is a little disproportionate. I want to have a strong defined chin. I would like to not have to jut my chin out or contort my face in photos.

So finally after more than 10 years I have the money and courage to do it! I started shopping around plastic surgeons in Chicago. I hit some snags as many consultation fees I felt were exorbitant and being nonrefundable I felt a little pressured to then have to go with that surgeon.

I went to the liposuction cosmetic institute Arlington Heights location and met with Dr. Miniscus (not sure of the spelling). I am a regular patient of Leslie Tchupchken for fillers and botox so I had high hopes for the consult. It didnt go exactly as expected:

They brought me into a consult room in the back and Lilian who is the patient cordinator/liason met with me first. I still cant figure out if she is just extremely efficient or pushy and short tempered. She asked what brought me in and I showed her my profile and she said I would need a chin implant and lipo. She then whisked out of the room and about 20 minutes later I got to meet the Dr.

Dr Miniscus was very cordial and pleasant he asked me what brought me in and I explained what I felt I needed. He didn't have much to say, he didnt really talk me through what we would do or anything about the surgery. His response was basically " yea I see what you mean, we could do that" and then he left. I felt he didn't have the time or didnt care the time to sit and talk with me.

I was left in the room for another 15 min and Lilian came back. She asked me when I was trying to get it done and I told her sooner than later, as this is the slow season at work and I could take time off. She said great how about Thursday (3 days away) and from there it was a whirlwind. She took me into another room and started putting medications in front of me telling me what I would take on the days before and after the surgery. She actually asked me to repeat everything she said and I kind of sat there like a deer in headlights. I felt like I just got steam rolled. I tried to slow it down by asking questions that hadn't been answered, I didn't even know if I was being put to sleep or just using local anesthesia!

She slowed down and she answered questions for me then she was back and forth in the office and came with more medicines and some protein shake, face wash, scar gel etc. Then she told me to go upfront and she gave me some paperwork and I noticed the total was about 300$ more than we had discussed. It was apparently for all the "little extras" she came back with. And the whole time shes kind of running around, her front desk staff is giving eachother dirty looks and making snarky comments about her while im standing there. It was extremely uncomfortable. I ended up leaving without having my surgery scheduled. I told them I had a problem with my care credit. Honestly I just needed to get out of there and have a moment to process everything.

Lilian called me the next day and maybe I just caught her on a bad day because she was very helpful when I was honest about my trepidation and all my questions I still didn't understand.

But the one thing I wasnt understanding is what implant they would be putting in. I did my research and saw people on here who have had it and they talk about the different size implants like small, medium large, you could use. She told me there's no such thing that there is only 2 sizes and he would find out which fit me after he cut me open. This didnt seem right to me. I didn't schedule the surgery yet im going tomorrow to another plastic surgeon for a consultation. I hope it goes better because now im very nervous.

Today I met with Dr. Lu out of the Ritacca olastic Surgery center in Vernon Hills. I was immediately out at ease with the kind staff and the establishment was pristine. The Dr. Met with me in own office instead of a treatment room. He sat down on the same side of the desk as me and talked to me very thoroughly of the entire procedure front to back and every single option out there. I cannot tell you how comfortable this made me and how trusting I am in his capabilities. He wasnt trying to sell me anything or pushing me to do more than what I came in for which is what all 3 surgeons prior had done.

We had a pre op and I scheduled my surgery for next Wednesday. Where as before I was uneasy and had a very foreboding feeling, I am now absolutely excited and cannot wait for this.

I will be doing a medium chin implant with lipo. And it was actually cheaper than every other place. His assistant laid everything out for me and I left with a packet with all instructions and information about everything under the sun.

I am just so so happy. And I cannot wait for Wednesday. If anyone has had this procedure before and has any tips for post opp recovery, please let me know!!! Thank you!!!

Im going to be doing local anesthesia for the chin implant and lipo. I'm very nervous to be awake during it mostly because I don't know how it will feel . Can anyone share their stories with me? What was it like?