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Chin Implant Success! (24 y/o Weak chin)

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Chin Implant: Surgery is in Less Than a Month!

shshc
WORTH IT$4,500
Hi guys! My chin implant surgery is scheduled for August 1st! I am really excited and nervous. I will be going with a large implant.

I will be getting the surgery done at Jefferson Facial Plastics. I had a consultation with Dr. Heffelfinger about a month ago that was quick but ultimately made me feel very comfortable with him and his staff. My recessed/weak chin has caused me depression/BDD for the past few years and has had a huge blow on my self-confidence. I came to the decision to go through with this surgery after having chin fillers done a few times and absolutely loving the results, but every time they faded it would bum me out. Every time I would go and get my fillers done, my confidence would shoot up and I would finally feel like myself - really, the happiest and healthiest I have felt in my life have been during these periods. That is the feeling that I am hoping this surgery can give me permanently. I am doing this under local anesthesia, and as a super anxious person in medical settings, I am pretty damn nervous. I am hoping that the meds I get to take beforehand really zone me out during surgery to the point where I forget what anxiety even is. I am trying not to think too much about that, so I hope that it's a lot easier than I am expecting. The last thing I want to do is pass out or be fully aware of being cut open. I am also a little worried about pain afterwards, but hoping that it isn't as bad as I am anticipating. I just took some quick before-bed Photobooth photos of my profile and front view of my chin. I really desire a stronger jawline, I like how my chin looks when I push it out. Overall, my face has always felt a bit unbalanced and I am hoping to change that!

shshc's provider

Ryan Heffelfinger, MD

Ryan Heffelfinger, MD

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (7)

July 6, 2018
I'm so excited for your procedure, it's going to look amazing! I'm planning one this month too, and had the same experience with fillers--love them but they fade SO quick on me! As for surgery jitters, just keep repeating that whatever the surgical experience is like, it'll be short, and it'll be worth it. All the best and hope this'll make a world of difference for you <3
July 8, 2018
Thank you!! <3 I needed this. I'm excited for yours too! Keep us updated on here, it is so, so nice and comforting hearing that somebody is going through this at almost the same time I am... and has also had the filler experience. Don't really know how to talk about it with anybody else and expect them fully understand. Best of luck to you as well and I hope everything from consultation to surgery to recovery goes smooth and fast!
July 7, 2018
Ask what brand will the implant be. Ask about what type and the model so you can search it and see what you think about the shape of it on your face. I went through without knowing all of this information and I ened up unhappy. Silicon is easier to remove if you dislike it. If you end up disliking it, there will be consequences. You might not return to your pre op look. I think you have a nice profile but of course you are the one who needs to like your face. But ask this questions. Chin implants are not like fillers. They will change your entire face. Your lips end up moving up so they might look thinner as well. But most importantly. Ask about what model it is. Ask to see it if your surgeon has samplers. Mine didn't and if I would have seen the implant in person I would have chosen a different model. The doctor that removed my implant had samplers. Once I saw what I had on, I saw why my face looked the way it did with the implant. Also please communicate with your doctor how much projection you want. Is going over still good or you rather he still leaves the chin a bit under. This is important since he will be placing implants on your chin during surgery to chose the best one. Also, from my experience, I wish I would habe rather done a nose surgery than a chin augmentation because a prominent nose make the chin look weaker than it is. Good luck with your decision and surgery.
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July 8, 2018
Not writing this to scare you, but this is what I wish I knew before I had my surgery. ❤️

Make sure to have written evidence of what you and your surgeon agrees on.
If your surgeon shows you sample implants, ask if it's just to show the size or if your implant will be the same material.
I assumed mine would be silicone because the samplers were, but I ended up unknowingly getting a medpor implant. Those are harder to remove.

Also understand that your face will look different from the front. It will look longer. Your chin has a nice V shape, but the implants have a \__/ shape, if that makes sense.
My chin has a U shape, and so the \__/ shaped implant didn't stay in position.

Implants may move with time. Mine became malpositioned after just 6 months.

Also, you can feel the implant. All the time. I never felt truly naked. It kind of feels like having a band-aid on your chin.
You can feel it especially when you smile, as the skin will strain. I really disliked becoming reminded of my implant during every happy moment.

Is the surgery intra-oral (through the mouth) or extra-oral? (from the underside of the chin)
Mine was intra-oral and I very much disliked that. The positive is that I have no visible scar, but my bottom lip now feels like it's further up than before since the cut was sewn back up a bit too high. I'm studying to become a speech pathologist so it's a catastrophe for me that I now can't speak properly.

Best of luck - Just please think it through fully.
Feel free to ask me absolutely anything.
July 29, 2018
Who did your chin fillers, before your surgery ? Thank you
July 29, 2018
Abington Aesthetic
July 31, 2018
Thank you! Good luck, hope all goes well for you.
UPDATED FROM shshc
5 days pre

4 days until surgery!!

shshc
Getting nervous (the surgery creeps) mixed with really excited to finally get this over with and have a profile + lower face that doesn't make me feel self-conscious day to day - woohoo! I really am hoping to feel liberated by the results. Just got a haircut and I have plans to take myself on a gnarly shopping spree post op to feel good. My biggest fear is doing it under local and being too aware of what's going on and starting to feel sick. Once the actual surgery is over I am definitely going to feel like an enormous weight is lifted from my brain. Any surgery words of advice?

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July 31, 2018
Did you get it done yet? Hope it was a great success
August 1, 2018
Tomorrow morning bright and early! Will update with photos and how surgery goes!
August 5, 2018
How was it??? Looks great!!!
August 5, 2018
read below :) it was so easy, I'm so happy!
UPDATED FROM shshc
1 day pre

Surgery is tomorrow morning! Picked up my valium, WOO.

shshc
Surgery is tomorrow morning bright and early! I talked to the nurse on the phone yesterday and she was awesome - calm and assured me things would be pretty easy and that I wouldn't feel anything aside from some pulling, tugging, and the initial injections of local. I also picked up my pre-op and post-op meds today, some antibiotics and steroids to take after the surgery, and (3) 5 mg valium for before. Might take a half of one tonight to sleep good. Hoping that 10 mg in the morning makes me feel loopy and happy instead of anxious and nervous. Still really nervous about being aware of what's going on, so will update on how things go/feel under local. Cool thing about chin implants is that it's so minimally invasive that you can eat BREAKFAST before the procedure. Excited about my breakfast, and taking the valium in my Uber to the office.

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August 1, 2018
Yay good luck! Excited to see your results! Are you gonna get the incision under the chin or through the mouth? And what type of implant is it, is it with wings? :)
August 1, 2018
Under the chin :)
August 1, 2018
Another question sorry! Did you have to wait until the chin filler dissolves before you get the implant? I have chin fillers now and i really wanna get an implant, but idk if i should wait or not. Thanks!
August 1, 2018
Having filler still present was one of my first concerns when consulting! It seemed to a very minor issue to worry about, it seemed to me, but most of mine have almost fully dissolved. I've had Juvaderm which always dissolved quickly for me, and I've also had Bellafill, a semi-perma filler. Most of that has dissolved, but some is definitely still there on the tip (center) of my chin, and the doc analyzed it. I am going for it regardless, because even with what's left of the fillers, my weak chin is still super weak and I need a large implant either way. Even with what's left of my filler, the doctor immediately recommended a large (implantech) extended anatomic implant. But I do know most doctors can dissolve fillers. If you just got them, I would wait until the results die down! But if you're not seeing the results you want anymore anyway, then hey!