What are the side effects of chin implants?

The chin is a part that people pay great attention to, because the chin is also one of the components of the facial features. A beautiful and stylish chin can make the image more beautiful. Therefore, people who love beauty will choose plastic surgery to solve the problem of an ugly chin. This type of plastic surgery mainly uses prostheses to pad the chin. Artificially making the mandible to complete the purpose of padding the chin is prone to sequelae. Let's take a look at the sequelae of chin pad prosthesis.

1. Light transmission

There are many materials used to pad the chin, among which silicone materials can cause certain stimulation to human tissue cells. Because silicone cells are mainly composed of silicone molecules, if this material is injected into the human body for too long, it will cause some changes in the tissues in contact with it, resulting in thinning of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, or dilation and congestion of subcutaneous capillaries. Therefore, if a silicone prosthesis is used to pad the chin for too long, the chin will look translucent and shiny under strong light, giving people the illusion that the skin has become thinner.

Like breast augmentation with implants, regular MRI examinations are required within 7 to 8 years after using silicone implants to pad the chin to prevent the silicone from cracking. Once any abnormality occurs, the silicone implant must be removed immediately. For some people who are older, the chin will retract after it is removed. This is because the silicone implant has occupied the chin tissue space for a long time. It usually takes 2-3 months for the retraction to slowly recover.

3. Allergies

Generally speaking, before using collagen to pad the chin, an allergy test is required to determine whether there is an allergic reaction. However, some people still experience pain and itching after the test. This is related to the patient's own physical condition, mainly due to the body's rejection of the implanted material. In this case, you should contact your attending physician immediately for treatment.

After a long period of chin augmentation, many people will find that the chin prosthesis can easily penetrate the chin skin or expose the mucous membrane, causing the prosthesis to be vaguely visible. When touching the chin with the hand, the implanted prosthesis can be felt shaking under the skin. This is mainly because the position of the implant is not accurate during the chin augmentation surgery, which causes the implant to be exposed and crooked many years later.