Will My Jaw Angle Implant Surgery Turn Out As Defined As I Would Like It To Be?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I recently had bilateral mandibular angle implants done, and it’s been around 2 months today. However one side of my face is still extremely swollen and after reading your online forms where you state that in 3 months you should be able to see your final results. I’m getting close to that 3 month mark and one side of my face is still swollen and the other side is a little around and not sharp at all. Is there any hope of my angle implants Turing out the way I wanted them to be, nice and sharp.

A:The simple answer is no. What you are seeing at this point is about 85 to 90% of what it is going to be. So what you are looking at is the result of the style and size of the jaw angle implants, their positioning on the bone and the thickness of your overlying soift tissues. There are numerous factors that control what the final result will be.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon