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1st I got Chin implant and chin lipo. Now I have removed it.

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So, I am considering Chin Lipo and Chin...

LuciaN4
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So, I am considering Chin Lipo and Chin augmentation. This is the first time I am posting this. I am under 30 and I am very thin, but I have this type of neck which runs in the fam. I have talked to 3 different docs and one said to just do the lipo because an implant would make my face look more masculine. The other two said yes to the chin implant because the chin lipo by itself will not create the definition I am looking for.
So, I have already scheduled my procedure and will be back to work on the 6th day after my surgery. I do not have any more PTO so I cannot ask for more. But now I am hesitating and wondering if I should wait a few more months to be able to request 2 weeks off so people do not notice my bruises.
Also, there is this guy I am starting to date and I am not telling him anything. We do see each other a few times a week. So now I am wondering if make up will cover the bruises and he will not notice.
I want to hear people's feedback. Thank you.

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October 25, 2017
I'm glad you posted! I think a chin implant would really help give you that definition you want along with the lipo! The implant won't make you look more masculine, that's for sure. I think you'll be good with just the six days! Have some make up ready to cover any bruises you might have but I think you'll be just fine! Can't wait to see more pics and get udpates after the surgery! :)
October 25, 2017
Thank you for the support!!!
October 26, 2017
A chin implant will definitely help improve your side profile and balance out the top and bottom halves of your face. As for time off, a week should be enough to cover most of the swelling/abnormal lookingness. Good luck!
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May 10, 2018
I went back to work on day 5 because of PTO as well and was totally fine but my job is not physically demanding (desk job). Arnica/bromelain/pineapple juice 100% helped my bruising so you should be able to minimize using those! Makeup hid the small bit of bruising easily, I told everyone at work I had my wisdom teeth out and no one seemed to notice anything. Look forward to your updates!
UPDATED FROM LuciaN4
3 days post

I Finally Got a Chin Lipo and Chin Augmentation

LuciaN4

The search

So, since I hit puberty and gained weight, I gained weight under my chin. It changed my posture because I started leaning my head forward so the doble chin would not be noticeable. 

Later on in life an awful ex boyfriend of mine made me realize of my bad posture and showed me how I probably need a chin augmentation. I hated him. But it just made me more self conscious of my chin. And yes we broke up. He was awful. 

Anyway later on I accepted he was probably right. Maybe I needed an augmentation. So I went into my search. One doctor said yes, lipo and Augmentation. Another said no augmentation just lipo, because it will give me a masculine look. And then a third one said yes to both and I liked this 3rd doctor because he basically read my mind. I told him I just needed a subtle change and he took my picture and photoshopped it to show me how he was picturing my results.

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July 5, 2018
my doctor did the same thing with the photoshop. so were the after pics that he showed you an accurate representation of how the surgery turned out?
UPDATED FROM LuciaN4
11 days post

11 days post opt

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So I will continue the story. I went and got my chim augmentation and chin lipo on Monday May 14th. The doctor did an under the chim incision. He had said he will give me a small implant 3mm. He said I probably need a 4mm but they do not make that size. I only said ok yes. Now I wish I would have emphasised on why I was agreeing. I only wanted a SUBTLE change.

However, the day of surgery he places a medium size implant. I was sleepy but I heard him and I tried to talk and I said "not so big" and he said, it is just right.

So now, I do not like it u_u. Gosh since day 4 when I saw myself, I felt horrible. Yes I was swollen but my smiles look different. I couldn't smile and my chin too forward. I freaked out. I cried my eyes out for two days. On the 7th day. I got stichets removed and I saw the doctor for about 2 minutes. He put me at a little bit of ease. I told him I felt the chin look pointy and he said that the swelling will go down, to give it 3 more weeks. He also saod that my smile my takes a couple of months and that it is normal. He made everything seem normal.
I then told myself I need to wait. And indeed the swelling is still going down. The chin still is too prominent to my taste. I went back to work on the 9th day and my coworkers noticed I had done something to my face. One actually said you have done face surgery, your face looks long and your smile looks different. (I hated her). I denied it. But everything she said was and is true.

I am still waiting now but this process has not started with the right foot.

The positives are that the doctor did a great job with the incision and it is a tiny line. It is only noticeable now because it is bruised around it but I can tell it will not leave a scar. Also the implant is in its right place. So that is good. However I have been contemplating a revision to a small implant. The only thing I hate about it is that I have to take more time off of work and that I have to face people looking in a way I dislike.

I would recommend for people to get filler injections first to test how they would like their chin. It is less risky and it will give your doctor the exact idea of what you want and not what he considers "perfect".

Another lesson learned is that, we might think that a type of chin would look good on you but it might age you or not go with your other features. I feel like the implant makes me look older and also gives me this "[RS bleep] resting face" look.

Let me tell you that I have learned that I was beautiful just the way I was before.

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May 29, 2018
I understand. I also stressed myself out for not getting fillers first. I saw it as cheaper for one, less invasive, and if I didn't like it I wouldn't need another surgery. My surgeon doesn't think fillers are good idea because you will have to do them for the rest of your life if you want to keep it up and that's too pricey. I thought that was admirable of him because if he was in it strictly for the money fillers would be the way to go in my opinion. I recommend fillers to anyone that has doubt about doing the surgery. However, fillers have risks too. Ask a few surgeons (not on here, in person so they can address you as an individual and tell you things based on your body exclusively) and do your research. Give yourself at least more than a month to see more of the results of your current chin implant. Mine was a 5mm extended silicon implant with wings. I used to have a photo of it but I got rid of it because I didn't want to see it anymore.