How Can I Improve My Chin Implant Removal Symptoms?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a chin implant with chin/neck lipo and later had the implant removed. Since then, I’ve been dealing with movement-related changes in my chin and lower lip, excess tissue under my chin, and lower-face contour changes with some volume loss

A:Thank you for sending your pictures. These are the not uncommon sequelae of chin implant removal. The soft tissue chin pad has been stretched and never shrinks down to what it was before the implant was placed. The tissues also do not attach back as adherent as they once were. I don’t know why the chin implant was removed nor what type and size of chin implant it was. You have two basic options:

1) Add back implant volume, albeit smaller and better shaped than what it was before. I assume the chin implant was removed because it was too big/wide…a common error in female chin implant augmentations, 

2) Submental chin pad reduction (removal of overhang)

It is important to recognize that with #2 option the only symptom that will be improved is the pad overhang.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon