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- numbness of lower lip after chin implant
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The most common complication after a chin implant is change in sensation and numbness of the lower lip.
This is due to injury to the nerve which supplies feeling to the lip(mental nerve).
There are several reasons why the nerve can be damaged. The most obvious is damage to the nerve during surgery Other causes include tension on the nerve caused by a large implant and displacement or migration of the implant.
