Chin Prosthesis Surgery Instructions

Reading the below tips and instructions for Chin Prosthesis Surgery which are provided by Dr. Shahriyar Yahyavi, will help you to have a better recovery period after Chin Prosthesis Surgery. 

Fortunately, Chin Prosthesis Surgery is a type of facial plastic surgery with lowest complications and usually doesn’t have any special aftercare instructions but the below points should be considered:

1) You can remove your chin tapes, two days after the surgery.

2) Usually the stitches used during the surgery will be removed after 7 to 10 days from the surgery date.

3) Maybe you experience the lips to be numb after the surgery. Lips being numb will go away after a few days.

4) Maybe you experience speech problem a few times for the first two weeks after the surgery. It will go away after a while and you won’t have any speech problem later.

5) Eating soft foods (easy to chew) is recommended for the first 3 days after the surgery.

6) If you visit a dentist later, please make him aware of the chin prosthesis which exists in your chin. He shouldn’t inject numbness medicine to your chin prosthesis.

7) During the surgery because of manipulating lip and chin muscles, your lips and chin movements during laughing or talking, might be asymmetrical. This normal and this issue will fade away 2 to 4 weeks after the surgery.