Delayed Mental Nerve Neuralgia following Chin Augmentation

Abstract

This paper describes a case of mental nerve neuralgia following a traumatic dislodgement of a chin implant ten months after surgery. Our case is unusual, both in the specific complication and the patients' atypical representation—delayed and initially without mention of trauma. To the authors' knowledge, this case has not been reported previously in the literature. We review the complications of chin augmentation and the techniques for fixation and discuss implications for the preoperative disclosure with patients.

25 Aesthetic Mandibular Implants

“…Late presentation of mental nerve hypesthesia has been described in one case report 10 months postoperatively after traumatic displacement of the chin implant. 25 If the implant does appear to be in an improper position, it can be removed and replaced either immediately or at a later date. Formation of a mental nerve neuroma following mandibular augmentation is exceptionally rare, but has been reported.…”

Airway assessment: predictor of thyromental distance in the patients with chin augmentation surgery

“…Cosmetic chin augmentation or augmentation mentoplasty with synthetic implants was first introduced in the 1950s and has become an increasingly popular cosmetic procedure [6]. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, a total of 20,680 chin augmentation surgeries were performed in the United States of America in 2011 [7].…”