Chin Implant Removal! - Newport Beach, CA

Yes I did see photoshopped chin implant photos but it looked better than what my chin turned out to be. I didn't like the look when I smiled and when I chewed food. It looked weird and there is a photo of it. Do you have an implant or are you planning on getting one? Also, my doctors weren't understanding when I told them I feel the implant. They told me I was being hypersensitive and that the tingling sensations were all in my head. They told me to just not touch my face. I think that's ridiculous.

That is ridiculous. Yes, I am considering. I have had a small chin and now since I am over 50, my face is smaller at the bottom of my face. When I look at pics it looks like my face is disintegrating. You can see the bands in my neck ( I have a thin neck ) and a few lines are settling on the side there along my jaw. I thought that maybe something non-invasive could fix that... but, no, it won't. A neck lift has been recommended---so, if I am to do that-- I am thinking an implant (it would be a small one) would at least help my profile. According to ps pics... it would be better on the side views.. won't be much of a difference straight on. I actually had another consult with a Dallas ps the other day.. and he was the 1st ps that mentioned going in through the mouth and extending my jaw.. He thinks my chin could be added 3 mm or so that you can tell front-on. I am not doing that--- I would only consider an implant. I cannot deal with extending the jaw... oh my word..

Yes, jaw surgery is way too invasive. My implant was about 4mm and it changed the from view, as you can see in my before and after pictures. The implant squared my jaw and since I've taken it out, I think it looks more feminine. Just really think about because there really is no way to accurately photoshop a chin implant from the front. You don't think a lite lift and some fillers would do? Chin fillers are great for noninvasive, a little pricey though.

No... no one has ever recommended fillers and I don't think that would work for me. I will do a neck lift to go along with it, too.. if I go forward... because it would be silly at my age to do chin implant and not go ahead and tighten that neck area up.. Also, they want to do an endoscopic brow lift... to go along with it... because from what I have learned that your face ends up out of whack as you age if you do not do the whole face together. --& also, that the bottom part cannot be supported without going up farther like that. It is interesting that there are so many bottom half procedures seen on this site..-when I have been advised that is not a good idea- or good look later? - not sure if it's age that is a factor or what... ? since there are so many people doing just the bottom half. gtk-- about the pics... other people seem so pleased.. Do you think just a smaller implant would have worked better?

Honestly, no, I don't think a smaller implant would've been okay for me. I could actually feel my implant in my face and it was strange to me. Now that I have it out, I don't feel my chin anymore, as in I don't feel any kind of stretching when I eat or talk. With the implant, I felt its presence and it truly bothered me. I cried so much out of frustration of why I ever did it in the first place. Just research it some more. I made that mistake of not researching the negatives of chin implants before I got one. Also keep in consideration that some doctors may not recommend lite lifts because they want you to spend more. Full face lifts are very expensive and lite lifts are a lot less. Just keep that in mind!

As for the brow lift...my dad did an eye lid surgery because they were sagging and it was fine for about a year and then sagged again. So, he got an eye brow lift. This made a better change to his face without stretching his forehead, making it look fake. I think a brow lift can look good if done right. As for a full face lift, I think sometimes the face can look too stretched. The lite lift looks pretty natural, which is important!

The original doctors that I went to for my rhino had convinced me that my jaw line was really weak and that the implant will fix it. The implant made my jaw look nicer but it made my chin pointy. I was very self conscious and just listened to whatever they had to say. I regret doing it. Yes I do have a scar but the removal doctor used my old scar from the insertion. Now I am waiting for it to heal so I will post photos once the scar has gone down and healed. I noticed a slight ptosus where the scar is but my doc said since I'm young (21) that my chin tissue will retract so it will not look like a witch's chin. It's not bad right now. I'm not worried about that. Can I ask why you want yours removed? I'm just curious. Bev Hills is overpriced. My original doctors are in Bev Hills.

I had my redone. Originally, it was lower and while the profile looked fantastic, my face looked long and I didn't like the obvious break between my chin and jawline. I also had restylane injected to bridge the two but was tired of dealing with what it looked like when the filler began to dissipate. So my surgeon shaved the implant and inserted it higher. At first, I was thrilled but now it looks really strange to me. I can't even move my lower lip and I tend to talk in animatedly. I can't even pout anymore. In fact, I think it looks worse than what I originally had done. And the reason I got it done in the first place is because I had gained a lot of weight and my face looked too round. My father had snapped a pic of me on vacation and I was shocked by how fat my face looked. I should have told myself it was just a bad angle. Now that I've lost weight, the shape of my face is changing again. I never had a weak chin, and when I smile, I have enough length already. The implant makes my chin protrude absurdly and I can feel it. I hate it! I am definitely giving your doctor a call. I am wondering if I will have to stay one night in the OC before heading back to LA.

It's a quick procedure. Took maybe twenty minutes and then about an hour to wake up from the anesthesia. I was wide awake. I just felt sort of drunk, but not woozy. Someone just needs to drive you and you'll be fine. I only took Vicodin for a day and a half. Then I took Tylenol for another day. Did your doctor cut the same scar under your chin when he revised your implant?

Yes, he did. I do have a slight witches chin from the scarring. I am about to call your doctor to make an appointment. I am terrified my face will look worse.

Thank you, Allie. I obviously can't blame my old doctors completely but I just wish I didn't let them make me think I needed it. I went in just for rhino and didn't even know anything about chin implants. But I've taken it out now and that's all that matters!

I agree with Allie. I don't understand how you had an implant in the first place with such pretty profile. Good you removed it !

I found him on a chin implant removal site. One similar to this

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE SITE

Healing is a lot easier than when I had it put in. I am not numb, but I am sore where the incision is. However, today (day 4) I have no pain. It's still tender. I am taking antibiotics and I only took pain medicine for the first day and a half.