Chin Implant to Create More Masculine Profile

I'm going to have a silicone implant in about a week. I just want better balance to my profile. I have a strong nose, but I don't mind it. I'd rather just bring my chin forward so it create a stronger, more masculine profile. I'm not sure of the brand of implant my surgeon uses. He showed me four sizes and we are trying to determine if a 2 or a 3 is best. I assume that 2 in medium and 3 is large. He said me might try both sizes when I'm under and I told him he can choose what looks most aesthetically balanced on me. I think the 3 adds about 7-8 mm. Curious what others think about what might be best for me. I'm having surgery on a Thursday and will likely stay home the entire week after (working from home). I'm worried about how much swelling I'll have (it will be done from under the chin) and that it will be very noticeable. Fortunately, I've always have a beard and I'll just grow that back while I'm healing. We'll see if people will notice since I've been working with them daily for more than 10 yrs! Stay tuned for my updates and photos!

Had my surgery about 3 hrs ago. Feeling really good so far. I did not have any nausea and I'm basically feel like myself. Ready to eat! A little soreness under the chin so I took a Percoset. I managed to eat some rice and a protein shake but chewing was a little uncomfortable. I wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything all day so I'm pretty hungry! The doctor ended up using a #3 implant, which he said was about 9mm. I get my bandages off in 2-3 days so I can't wait to see the change! I was really nervous going in but now that it's over, I'm glad I did it. I'm working at home all week next week, so that will give me a chance to grow my beard back. Part of me wants to not grow the beard, but it will easier to avoid the questions ;-). Happy to answer any questions others might have.

This morning I pulled the bandage off. Overall, I'm pleased. At first I thought I looked a little bit Frankenstein, but the I realized that I still have a lot of swelling that is making my chin wider, more prominent, and longer. I can understand why people reviewing this procedure freak out a few days after the implant because of the swelling. Honestly, I don’t think anyone who doesn’t know me would think I looked strange. It’s just a noticeable change for me at this point. You can see that I have some bruising around the incision and that’s where I have most of the swelling, causing my face to look longer. I’m surprised at how good the incision looks! I can see it healing rather easily.

My doctor told me to do gentle soft tissue massage to move the fluids out of the skin. Basically, I stroke up the jaw away from the chin to move the swelling out. I’m also taking Arnica for the bruising. I only took a few of the Percosets for pain but really, I didn’t need them. The pain was minimal. I just feel tightness and I can’t quite smile normally. Eating was a bit difficult with the bandage because it was hard to open my mouth. I have been icing some, but probably not as much as I should, only 3-4 times a day at most.

I took some pics and am rather shocked at the amount of change. I know it’s partly because of the swelling but overall I do like the improvement. From the front I have a little bit of asymmetry but it’s because of the swelling. I’ve started to grow my beard back so I imagine that within 5 days I’ll look pretty much like I did before. I get the sutures out in four more days. So far so good!