Chin Implant Surgery

What to expect during your chin implant surgery

Most chin augmentation procedures are performed on an outpatient basis. The surgery can be performed in a dedicated surgery center, a hospital, or in a surgery suite at your plastic surgeon's office.

The chin implant procedure can be performed while the patient is under general anesthesia or local anesthesia. Your plastic surgeon will determine which is the best option in your particular case.

Chin implant surgery usually takes just under an hour. If you are having other procedures done at the same time, the duration of the surgery may be longer.

During the surgery, your plastic surgeon makes an incision one of two places.  The incision may be made inside your mouth, along the lower lip, or it may be made in the skin just beneath your chin.  Your surgeon then creates a pocket over the front of your jawbone.  A chin implant, specially selected to be the correct size and shape to give you your desired results, will be inserted into the pocket.

After surgery, the chin is typically taped after to provide support and to minimize swelling and discomfort. If the implant was inserted through your mouth, dissolving stitches will probably be used.  They will dissolve in about 10 days. If the incision was made in your chin, regular stitches will be used. Those will be removed during a follow-up visit to your plastic surgeon's office, about a week after your chin surgery.

After surgery, you will be taken to a recovery room and monitored until you are discharged to go home. You will need a ride home, and you may want to arrange to have someone look after you for a day or two after your surgery.

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