A lot to Consider

With all I have said.... As of Day 12 for me, I'd say it's Worth It... Why? Because there has been minimal pain, minimal swelling, and my smile and speech have actually come back.

All I'd say is don't expect an enormous change in your looks.

If you want to keep it Discreet, men, go for a medium.. Gals, go for a medium or small..

If you don't care if other people notice, go for a Large.

Was it worth it for me? No, because I didn't need it and basically got talked into it by my surgeon.. Now, I have to go get it reduced.

If you are a guy, I'd make sure they put it in through the Mouth and use a Screw to hold it in.. That way there is no scar and you never have to wear a harnace around your head. I was golfing by Day 4. I know you're not supposed to do that, but I had so minimal swelling I didn't care.

K... This is Day 14 for me.

The swelling comes and goes... it's not really a gradual decrease from one day to the next. First 2 days pretty swollen.. Day 3-14.. Pretty much the same... So, it's not really going down AS Much as i hoped it would... But, to strangers, the first 3 days, no one will notice....

THE RECOVERY HAS BEEN SO EASY. BUT, My surgeon lied to me about the size....and over did it.

For me, my thing is I don't want anyone to notice. I come from a small town and getting it noticed will be embarrassing. So, it sucks but I'm hanging out at my brother's house for 40 days, then getting it reduced to a small... Then, I'll have to hangout here for another 40 days after that until all the swelling goes down. 3 months out of pocket for this. The medium he put in is too large and noticeable. I told the surgeon immediately before surgery, 'The Medium is too large. I don't want it.' He assured me he wouldn't. After the surgery he told me he put it in anyway.

Basically, I am super pissed at my surgeon.

But, the recover process has been VERY easy.

'Smedium' is usually best I think if you care about people not notcing... That's a carved down Medium.. A medium 'May' be noticeable.

I basically got talked into doing this.. I went in there thinking my nose was too big... They said, no, your nose is fine, what you need is an implant... Actually, my chin wasn't weak.. It was fine.. So, now I have a chin that protrudes from my lower lip and looks obvious and weird. So, if you are like me, don't get tricked into doing this when you really don't need it.

Anyway, I'll have to get it downsized instead of removed, because straight-up removal could lead to dimpling and sagging.

Dang, I wish my surgeon had gone w/ a small or 'smedium.' Now I have to go through TWO surgeries :-(

Also, ladies, sorry for telling you not to do this... Recovery seems to be easy.. But, those hollywood ladies do get different ones from what i've read.

But, if you absolutely have to get a chin implant or have to get a reduction, I'd use Barry L. Eppley in Indianapolis. I talked to him on the phone. He is the expert.



Lastly, I HAVE REALIZED SOME VERY IMPORTANT STUFF:

Before I got this done, I thought Chin Implants were THE ANSWER TO LIFE... Then, I got one and was like... 'Dang, that doesn't even look that great.' And, it's kinda embarrassing.. .Looking not as nice AND thinking people will notice. I, personally, look a tad different, but Not Any Better or Worse than before. It's kinda hilariousness. But, if your chin is REALLY weak, maybe it's ok.. Mine was just slightly weak.

Anyway, before I got my implant, I looked at all males.... Dang, that guy has a strong chin and that makes him look good. Wow, that guy has a weak chin, he doesn't look as good.

Now that I have an implant, it's like, 'Dang, that guy has a weak chin and looks darn handsome.' 'Dang, that guy has a strong chin and looks like crap.'

So, It reversed. Ha. Crazy

Then, I noticed some of the leading male actors have WEAK chins.

* Guy Pierce (pretty darn weak)
* Brad Pitt
* There's a lot of others too I've been seeing on TV shows, movies and so on.

So, I was thinking, if it's not a [RS bleep], WHAT is that will improve someone's look the MOST????

IS IT POSSIBLE WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE WRONG THING?

K.. So, here's what I came up after observing people over the past couple of weeks.

TO LOOK GOOD.. IN ORDER
#1) Be strong/in shape if you are a man... Be thin if you are a woman.
#2) Be sharply Dressed
#3) If you are a man, get plugs.. Make sure you have hair.

I have a full list, but those are the big ones... I have CHIN like at #20 or some crap after noticing all these actors and handsome people have weak chins... Behind cologne and perfume. ha


But, I know we get OBSESSED with something, and MUST do something other wise we can't move on.. So, get a small one if you want and move on. But, staying in shape and wearing nice things will WAY outdo a chin that no one even looks at anyway.

These are my thoughts for now.

Hey fellas... I've some more research and wanted to share it.... There is a particular surgeon, Barry L. Eppley ( http://www.eppleychinaugmentation.com ) in Indianapolis that specializes in removing or reducing implants and making great efforts to eliminate/reduce the scar capsule and re-attach some of the muscles to prevent lip-sag and ugly dimpling. So, he seems like a great choice in doing that rather than just having it removed by your normal doc.

And, it seems from reading online that sliding geniplasties have great reviews.