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Regret of Sliding Genioplasty - Los Angeles, CA
UPDATED FROM BellaEla
3 months post
Xray-update 3month! tightness????
$4,500
I would like to know if tightness 3 month after an advancement Genioplasty could be normal ? I hate to feel I have to have tightness for rest off my life!?
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Replies (5)
B
April 17, 2016
thanks for sharing your experience! I have same white tight line across the incision! I am wondering if you have weird feeling (hard to explain) like pins and needles or prickles in my chin area and front tooth roots when you move your head up on the pillow or lay by slowly moved my head back like when you try to do sit-up exercise!? I fear BC it doesn't seems normal beside it stopped me to do any exercise. I would appreciate if you let me know. I am fine with numbness of my gum but this is something different that I doubt everyone experience!
L
May 4, 2016
I have the same tightness in my lip and it's driving me crazy. It's rolled in and almost lacks support when I am smiling or making certain movements. I am 13 days post op and kind of distraught. Is it getting better?
C
October 23, 2016
When did the swelling go down? I am 10 days post op and I am freaking out.
N
September 8, 2016
First I think the results look very good, I have had a sliding-genoplasty. My doctor told me that I could expect some swelling and numbness as well as some noticeable difference in the overall feel for about 10 months. He was correct, it took a good 10 months to feel like the new chin was a part of my body that now belonged and felt perfectly normal. The one difference that I do still notice is, I'm a male and I still feel that the glide of the blade seems different when I'm shaving. I think you still need to give it more time for everything to settle into place.
B
September 8, 2016
Hi thanks for your comment, It's been about 9 month now and I'm happier with the result but still my lower lip has tightness like rubber band! and on the left corner of my gum I feel numbness or kind of weird nerve sensitivity when I move my lips! I just hope it goes away
G
September 9, 2016
First of all you look great. I had same issue as you after chin surgery..so I wiil tell you something no surgen seems to do: after intraoral your chin muscles are asleep. Altough you think you chin is awake just because your lip moves, it is not awake. You just don't remenber how you chin normaly feels. As time goes by ( months) you will fell little parts of your chin waking up, just like after lidocaine at the dentist. It will be slow, one little part every month or so, but when it dies you will see your lip starting to naturaly pout. Give it time, don't do nothing rush! Good luck!! And i am here for more details. I know how stresfull it is!!
B
September 10, 2016
Hi dear, Woow thanks for sharing your experience with me, It's been 10 months from my surgery and my face looks better as well as my lower lip ! I would upload my new picture , But the thing is my lip is tight best way to explain is like ribbon band which is stretched when I try to move it like when make sounds "Ooo"
specifically on left side. And you are right my right side is more awake than left! my left side is kind of numb,
-How long did it take for you to feel completely wake and normal?
-did you satisfy with filler and do you recommend? it that permanently?
Cheers!
G
September 14, 2016
Hello deear, sorry for the late answer. So, first of all, I did not have a sliding or implant, I had a reduction surgery. Bone buring on the sides to give it more shape. i am now on my 5th mont of recovery. But, please keep in mind that sliding is much more violent. Think of it like this: I am on my 5th month and I am recovered just 50% just from the initial trauma of degloving and streching the musches/tissue/nerves to allow acces to the bone. In your case you have to see it as an ongoing trauma, as you had the degloving, streching to allow acces and you have a constrant trauma as your tissues are constrantly being streched to make place for the new volume of your chin! So, I am pretty sure that it will take at least double the time for your recover, so just be patient. You already look great. I am the firt to tell you that a full bottom lip is beautifull and to see it gone is bad, but it will come back.. Try to enjoy your beautifly proportional chin and look at it as this: from now on there is only place for improvment!! Huh? Isn't that a great thought? I say it to misefl constantly and it kind of works, especialy given that I actualy see constrant improvement. Sometimes a have a couple of weeks where nothing happens and I say this is it, this is the best I will get, and then one week after I have nerves waikining every day! :) Big hug and if you have any question don't hesitate!
G
September 14, 2016
And, by the way. I take a supliment to help nerve regeneration. It is called Milgamma N in my country. I don't know if it is coincidence, but two weeks after starting taking it I had a big nerve waikining week! A big part of the right part of my chin has waken up, and a small part in my left.. !! So maybe it can help all you people out there stresed. It can do no harm to try it!
B
September 14, 2016
Awesome, thanks I try to see of I can find such a thing out of counter. this weird numbness or tightness on my left side of my chin is killing me
I hope it is because of nerves not a permanent damage to my mentalis muscle!!! my Dr. sew to the sides of the chin and I think maybe that's why I feel stretch when I try to lower my lip or try to say the letter "O", cross fingers to be the nerves not permanent damage! :/ thanks
G
September 16, 2016
I got it in the pharmacie, no medical prescription needed. Serach it on google, maybe it has another name in your country. The one I use is made by a german manufacturer named: Worwag Pharma Gmbh. For your lip you can try some light massages in the arrea. Clean your hands and slowly massage the inner arrea, the one with the scar.. slowly puting a bit more preasure with time. You will be amazed at how much it will soften.. Do it twice a day, morning and evening. And also, slowly, without putting to much pressure on the lip, try some exagerated pouting alternated with opening your mouth wide ( not to wide, just to feel the strech ). But do the massages for one week before trying the streching ( also morningh and nights )Good luck!
B
September 16, 2016
thanks girl. great tips!!!,
- did you say I do try stretching at morning and nights or do not?
Oh, every time I start to do that makes me nerves Bc I feel my lower lip is stitched to my gum and something is holding my lip from Inside. But I definitely try massages.
- Do you have any idea how long should I do that? (rest of my life ;) )
G
September 16, 2016
Hahahah...hope not. I just remember a lafie saing she was left with a tight auful scar like looking area on her nec after a facelift..a she massage it constantly for about a year and it went back to normal, so we sould not underestimate the power fos constant massage. Do both in the morning and before going to sleep. Hope it helps! ;)
B
September 18, 2016
Thanks ;) I'll do and keep me updated pleas! I can't wait to the moment I feel completely normal in my lip again :)
J
April 19, 2017
Hi,
I was going through this conversation and I wanted to ask you about Milgamma N . I ordered it but it's not clear how often should be taken. Can you tell me how often did you take it?
Is it a prescribed medication? I was able to get it online but I am a bit nervous to take it.
Thanks for taking the time to read my message
I was going through this conversation and I wanted to ask you about Milgamma N . I ordered it but it's not clear how often should be taken. Can you tell me how often did you take it?
Is it a prescribed medication? I was able to get it online but I am a bit nervous to take it.
Thanks for taking the time to read my message
UPDATED FROM BellaEla
3 months post
3month post
I am getting used to new bottom lip and I start to lik my new profile much better than first month. but the "tightness" in my bottom lip is so annoying! I feel the strech when move my bottom lip like excersice or say "o"! Any one has sam experience please let mw know!?
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S
April 11, 2016
I recently had jaw and chin surgery for my overbite. I'm now 7 weeks post op and I have the same tightness in my lower lip. It kind of feels gross, like I'm stretching the muscle and it's going to tear on the inside of my chin, but I think the feeling will subside in due time. Love your results, and I'm happy with mine as well!
B
April 11, 2016
Thanks, You dont have your picture in your profile but I am sure you would be great!
Did youa ask your Dr about this tightness? What did he say?
Also I am wondering if your lip size has changed since you ahd Jaw surgery plus chin!
Did youa ask your Dr about this tightness? What did he say?
Also I am wondering if your lip size has changed since you ahd Jaw surgery plus chin!
S
MM
September 8, 2016
It's just the nerves and muscles that have been stretched and moved, there's no worry! :)
A
July 6, 2017
I think you look way better & balanced. Your bottom lip looks way better too. You should be over the moon I wish I was as brave. X
L
August 22, 2018
Your profile looks great! Juvederm Lip filler will solve our lower lip concern. Best wishes!
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I
March 13, 2016
I think your bottom lip looks far more attractive and complements your face much better than before. You will get used to it. Your face looks so much more in proportion now and, contrary to what you said, I think you look *younger* than before. How are you doing now with healing?
B
March 13, 2016
Thanks, honestly I like my face much better than first month after surgery and my bottom lip volume got better but I have noticable tightness in the morning after waking up, and I feel it kind of strech when I move my lip like doing excercise or pronoubcing "ou" . I hope it goes away in time!
S
March 21, 2016
I think you look really good too! Your face symmetry is much better, as is your lip, and I think you are much more beautiful now.
C
March 20, 2016
I think your face looks much more balanced now, including your lips! I know it's tough getting used to changes in your face (I had rhino done and have braces on right now) and you'll just keep picking at it because you (and probably only you) are hypersensitive about the differences but trust me babe, you look good! I don't know about the tightness, maybe it will go away? But looks wise you shouldn't be too concerned. (:
3
My doctor seems confident that the tightness and sensations will go away with time, and doesn't believe there is nerve damage. He has advised that I apply location and massage with a fair amount of pressure, which I have been doing, and indicates that the recovery from these sensations can take up to a year. I hope this information helps.