Chin Implant Revision

I honestly don’t think that it would be possible for it to move if it’s screwed in. My doctor didn’t say anything specifically about the possibility, but definitely screws all of his implants in and prefers this method. And you have to remember after it heals, your body is going form a capsule of scar tissue around it which will also keep it in place. It’s another reason why you might actually lose a little projection because your body encapsulates it so tightly. Unless you’re a professional athlete that gets hit in the face repeatedly I wouldn’t worry too much about it lol. But definitely take it easy for the first 12 weeks to be safe.

My implant is made out of silicone. Most surgeons prefer silicone. It was important for me to have something that was easy to remove god forbid I was unhappy. They make porous types of implants that almost become one with your body when it heals and they are very difficult to remove.

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I would say the worst of swelling took 3/4 weeks to subside. Every time I would think that the swelling was completely gone, I would look back in pics and realize that I was still a little swollen. I would say at the 12 week mark the swelling is pretty much gone but my chin has gone down a tiny bit since 12 weeks. My surgeon gave me arnica pills this time around and I swear it helped, but it could have been in my head lol.

My chin is just now starting to officially feel like a part of me. For a while I accepting that it would always feel weird and foreign but that has subsided in the last month in a half. It was very uncomfortable to touch even after 12 weeks. Party because of the nerves healing. I didn’t feel numb after 12 weeks but if I rubbed or touched my chin it would give it that weird tingling numb feeling. All of that is completely gone now. Unless I get bumped in the chin, then it tingles for a bit lol. I was explaining this to a previous question but with my old implant, it was placed too low. So when I would try to rest my hand under my chin it was painful and uncomfortable because I was pressing against the implant not my bone. This implant was placed just a hair above my actual bone so when I place my hand under my chin I’m on my real bone.

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Thank you! With my first surgery I did wear a chin/neck wrap but that was only due to the lipo. With this revision I didn’t wear a strap. Honestly it’s not really necessary in my opinion. It may help with swelling but it’s minimal at best. But I was weirdly paranoid about anything possibly moving the implant before it heal So I didn’t want a strap, even though my implant is screwed in lol. I’m not going to lie I did sleep on my back for a long time. At first it was just to help the swelling, I slept elevated on my back. But I’m a side sleeper and I’m just now feeling comfortable to sleep on my side against a pillow, usually with my hands tucked under my chin. I can’t really explain it but it took a while for my implant not to feel foreign or odd when something is against it. But it pretty much feels normal now. I will say with my first implant because it was too low I could never rest my hand under my chin because it was against the implant and not my actual bone. With this new one, it’s placed just above my bone a tiny bit so when I place my hand under my chin I’m touching my actual bone, if that makes sense.

Hi!!! Thanks for your response!
Im a little bit afraid cause I will have lip lift, neck lipo and chin implant the same day... so I believe that for sure be using the strap and sleeping over my back will be a challenge Im a side sleeper too hahaha by the way... do you.remember if your Doctor mentioned something about if its better with a screw than without?? And laaaast question hahah about the type of implant that you have, do you know if your Dr. customized or carved the extra small mandibular glove implant?

Luckily for me the mandibular glove xs implant was the perfect size and shape for what I was looking for and didn’t need any customization. As far as the screws go I know that everyone has their own opinions. There are some doctors that swear you don’t need them there are some doctors that swear you do need them. I just feel like I’ve heard too many stories about an implant shifting, so I would want to go the extra mile to make sure that that couldn’t happen. Are you having your incision through your mouth or under your chin? I know that through the mouth tends to migrate a lot more than under your chin placement. I will say having gone through each, an implant with lipo and just an implant revision, pain wise the lipo probably hurt the worst so definitely prepare yourself for that. The chin implant revision by itself was a cakewalk compared. I don’t think I could eat solid foods for 3 to 4 weeks after Lipo. And please feel free to ask as many questions as you want. This is a very big deal and this is why am on this site to be able to try to help other people going to the same thing.