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chin implant in 1994, removed in 2012... its not always for life!

UPDATED FROM squarebull

6th Aug 2013

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squarebullAugust 6, 2013
$2,830
Saw the surgeon today, but she had no answers. Luckily the last couple of days have ben much better. I bought some hot stone massaging things and they seem to help, or maybe it has nothing to do with that, who knows. Im just hoping that things will resolve itself and I can go and enjoy Germany!

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sorry I dont recall. The clinic was LST, but they dont exist anymore

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there was no real after care, just a clinic wanting to take advantage of me. The nurses etc were great, the doctor was professional. The rest were just salesmen in white coats.

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Lindanj2
August 7, 2013
Ij know your information will help me have the operation for the removal of the chin implant with some less fears, I will post my after experience, my main concern is my drooping/ it is evidentially something doctors are not concerned about it, however patience are very anxious about it,
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Lindanj2
August 8, 2013
Day 1 of the implant removal and I am so happy. I had a face lift and chin implant and my family thought I looked weird. I couldn't even enjoy the face lift. I had the implant removed yesterday after six weeks and I can finally see me when I look in the mirror. Plus, now I can enjoy the good job of the face lift. Still swollen but I can speak better and the droop of my lip is much better. Now I feel the money was well spent.
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jjj667788
December 5, 2013
Do you have any pictures? I am thinking if getting mine removed
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Better Version of ME
August 20, 2013
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear what is happening to you :( hopefully it goes away. I've had my implant for 8 months now and have good days and bad days. I'm really scared to remove it because I have yet to find someone to be completely happy or I see so many complications with removals. How is the scar tissue? Besides the pain and itchy, does it look weird?
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jjj667788
December 5, 2013
I hope things are getting better for you.... I had an implant done 8 months ago and I'm considering having it removed... Do you have any pictures that you can share of what you looked like with the implant vs after taking it out? I'm scared of dimpling or scaring. Thanks
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Lindanj2
December 30, 2013
Hi. I hope this gives you some encouragement. After having the chin removed I have the exact augmentation I wanted to look improved, but not overdone. Nobody mentions that there is any difference , but I feel better about my appearance and do not have that wierd chin feeling.
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Jemma12345
July 1, 2014
Hi Squarebull, Thank you so much for the info and great detail. I have had a chin implant in for 4 and a half months and hope to have it removed in 2 weeks. Please can you advise what sort of bandaging you wore after as it sounds like it really helped with the sagging issue - I am really concerned about that. Was it one of those after-surgery chin strap things? (There are a few different kinds when I check Google images). I would also like to add to your strong opinion to anyone thinking of getting a chin implant to NOT DO IT! I have not worked since I had it done, am avoiding most family members/ friends and do not socialise at all. I avoid people. My neighbours thought there was something wrong as they had not seen me out and about and stuck a note through the door. I barely speak to anyone, and have become a bitter hermit :( I am pretty depressed about it if I let my mind go there so try to distract myself constantly. I do not say this for pity (and 'pity' looks are what you will get when people look at your weird chin), but to try and get anyone sitting on the fence about it to please not go ahead. Surgeons want your money - they say it is a very straightforward operation and the difference will be natural and no one will know you had it done but everyone will think you look better somehow - NOT the case!!! Also, my oh so caring beforehand surgeon wants nothing to do with me and I will probably have to pay for removal on top of the initial cost - that's a new (second hand) car to me. The guilt and shame you will feel on inflicting this on yourself will hang over you like a big grey cloud. Learn from others mistakes. DON'T DO IT!
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31st July 2013

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squarebullJuly 31, 2013
Horrible day. I feel loike my life is over. I had a teaching session and it was painful to talk - the chin feels so sore and strange. Its a horrible, horrible feeling that wont seem to go away. I tried Deep Heat today, and Ibuprofen gel, now Im on Aspirin. Nothing works. My surgeon hasn't replied to my email. I'm supposed to go to summer school in Germany for a month in 3 weeks. Its supposed to be the best time of my life. Im supposeds to have enthusisasm for my new career, for leaving the UK, for moving up in life...Instead all I can feel is misery and frustration. Since no-one knows whats going on, its a good chance nothing can be done about it. So I will have to live my life with this feeling. Im totally shattered by it. I simply cant believe it. The worst thing to happen at the worst time.

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Lindanj2
August 6, 2013
thank you for writing about your journey. I know how live consuming the operation is. I had a chin implant about six weeks ago and have a drooping lip on one side. I look like I had a stroke. When I meet people they stare and not in a good way. Nobody says that I look good. Tomorrow I'm having the implant removed in hopes that the damaged lip will return to its good health. Luckily, my doctor is not charging me. My entire life I wanted a good profile. My profile looks great, but the front of my face is a disappointment and my mouth is horrible. Thanks for sharing your experience. Its difficult to talk to any body about this because their reaction is scolding for doing it in the first place. Who wants to hear that. You can't un-ring a bell. I just want to find out experiences of people after the chin implant is removed. I still don't know what I will do when people at work notice or stare at me.
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squarebull
August 6, 2013
Hey, sorry to hear your operation didnt go well. If your lip droops then of course the surgeon shouldnt charge you to remove or refix it. Clearly it wasnt done properly, perhaps the mentalis muscle didnt heal properly. Removal should be fine, but just make sure you wear a bandage that holds the mentalis muscle together for the first 2 weeks, so book some time off work! Its vital you do this so it reconnects. Keep us informed of how its going, you are not alone!
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newgirl007
December 1, 2014
I had my implant removed 20 days ago and my chin went back to normal in about a weeks time. There is still some swelling and soreness, but nothing that bothers me too much. I only had the implant in for two weeks and hated it so much I couldn't wait to get it out and I'm so glad I did. It feels better to have my old chin back.
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£0th July 2013

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squarebullJuly 30, 2013
Well things have not improved. Its been about 4 days and the sensations are stil there - it feels tight, but when I touch it it isnt tight. It feels numb and then tingly. My lower lip feels sore. The only respite I get is when im chewing gum or eating, or massaging the area. I can put ibuprofen gel on and it its ok for a few hours. But my massive concern is that this is my life now! Seems I will never be free from this stupid mistake I made as a young man. Oh how I wish I had just walked on by that damn surgery building, instead of going in and sealing my fate. And all this on the eve of finally sorting my life out - changing career and moving to another country. I start a scholarship in Germany in 3 weeks and suddenly this happens, and its like a dark mist descending over me, I cant think about anything else, I cant enjoy talking or interaction. I feel totally depressed and alone in this - noone can give me any answers or solutions. If you are reading this and considering an implant - dont do it. Dont mess with your body unless you absolutely have to. There are nerve endings that should be left well alone. I have emailed my surgeon and awit her response, but to be honest I dont think she can help, as she didnt know what was casuing the problems when she removed it a year ago. How can it be fine for a year and then suddenly not?! There is simply no logic to any of this.

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