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CHIN SURGERY

Chin Surgery is very popular for girls today because it can reshape your face to a better version of you. You will have a V-shape face and you will be more beautiful after Chin Surgery!

     Chin Surgery is good for those people who have problems about their chin such as; short chin, square chin, cleft chin, and crooked chin. Today, the technology is developing so fast. You don’t have to go under anesthesia, but only inject local anesthesia for Chin Surgery. For girls who are looking for Chin Surgery, please check all information and choose the credible clinics before the operation. Most important, you need to choose the experienced doctor for you to get the best result and confidence.

You can do Chin Surgery whether at hospitals or clinics today. There are 2 ways to do Chin Surgery which are; 1. Fat transfer for your chin / Inject Filler for your chin (This is not permanent because the fat and filler will be disappeared naturally within 3-5 years) 2. Chin Surgery (This is a small surgery using the same type of silicone from nose surgery to adjust and reshape it and apply into the chin). To do Chin Surgery by surgeon can divide into 2 parts which are;

  1. Chin Surgery (Outside wound): Surgeon will slit the wound under your chin around 2 cm and put the silicone through this wound. Surgeon can adjust and reshape silicone nicely and also reshape your chin. The advantage of outside wound is 1. It’s easy for taking care. 2. Small wound 3. Less swollen 4. Take a few times for recovery. However, outside wound can causes the scar later and it takes time for 1-3 months for the scar disappeared. Therefore, you need to use medicine to heal your scar.
  2. Chin Surgery (Inside wound): Surgeon will slit the wound inside your mouth between your gums and lower lips around 2 cm (depends on silicone). Then, the surgeon will put the silicone through the wound and adjust it in a proper position. After that, the surgeon will stitch it by using catgut. Chin Surgery (inside wound) is very popular because there is no scar later. It’s good for people who can get easily keloid scar if they do Chin Surgery (outside wound). You need to carefully take care of it and don’t let your chin crushes with anything.

How to take care of yourself after Chin Surgery?

  1. Your chin will be swollen after surgery; you need to make a cold compress for 48 hours to reduce swelling. It will be better within 2 weeks.
  2. Always gargle in every 2-3 hours by using clean water, mouthwash, and saline and gargle after meal.
  3. Eat food that easy for chew such as soft diet. Avoid from moving your mouth for the first few days.
  4. After Chin Surgery for first 2 weeks, avoid from activities that can be harm to your chin such as running, and jumping.
  5. Use high pillow for sleeping to reduce swelling.
  6. Avoid from hot food, pickled food, hard food, and raw food.
  7. Drink a lot of water by using straws.
  8. Avoid from smoking and drinking alcohol.
  9. Follow doctor’s instruction and carefully take care of your wound.
  10. In case that you have some problems from Chin Surgery, please go to see doctor as soon as possible.

Chin Surgery

1. Outside Wound

The wound will be at under chin. This way is not popular because you can see scar outside. However, the advantage is it’s hard to get infection.

The advantages

  1. Hard to get infection.
  2. Less effect to muscle and nerve because the surgeon can avoid them easily by outside wound surgery.
  3. In case that your silicone is moving, it’s easy to redo surgery and adjust the position again.
  4. It’s easy to put silicone inside.

The disadvantages

  1. You may have scars around 2-3 cm.
  2. This way is not good for people who can get keloid scars easily.

2. Inside Wound

The wound is inside your mouth between gums and lower lips. The wound is around 2 cm. Surgeon will put silicone through the wound and adjust it in a proper position. After that surgeon will stitch wound by using catgut. Later 1 hour, you can go back home!

The advantages

  1. No keloid scars

The Disadvantages

  1. Even there’s no scar outside, but still has a scar inside.
  2. Easy for infection because of spilt and food.
  3. There’s a chance that your silicone will be moved.
  4. There may have a problem of muscle and nerve. This problem affects to chin muscle contraction.
  5. The area for surgery is limited, so the surgeon needs to slit the wound quiet long to put silicone inside. Your tissue will be bruised and you will be bleeding a lot during surgery.
  6. If there’s a problem of moving silicone, it’s hard to redo surgery again.

Q&A MOST QUESTIONS

Q

How can I take care of myself after surgery?

A

1. For the first 3 days, you need to make a cold compress to reduce pain and prevent swelling. Make a cold compress around chin area.

2. For the 1st week, please come to the clinic to clean your wound to protect infection and inflammation.

3. For the 4th – 6th day after surgery, please make a hot compress by using boil egg to reduce swelling around chin area.

4. Use high pillow for sleeping and don’t sleep on the side or line prone.

5. Take medicine followed by doctor’s instruction.

6. During meal for the 1st week, please use straw instead.

7. Come to see doctor in every appointment, don’t remove bandage or cut the stitch before.

8. Clean your face by using wet tissue or clean your face by using cleansing products instead of washing your face.

9. Your chin maybe swollen or bruised after surgery for 1-2 weeks, but it will be better after 3-4 months. Some case may take time around 6 months – 1 year.

10. Avoid from bowing your head such as reading books, playing computer, lifting heavy things for the first 2 weeks.

11. Avoid from drinking alcohol or smoking for 3 months.

12. Avoid from pickled food, seafood and hard food for 1 month.

13. You can do hard activities such as running, swimming after 3 months.

14. If there are other problems, please come to the clinic as soon as possible.

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