bossman
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I recently came across this jaw/malar implant + orthognathic surgery result and thought I would use it as a chance to tell surgerymaxxers on this forum what they should expect from these procedures.
The answer is, a similar level of improvement to this result. The malar implants are very poorly designed, but the jaw implants aren’t too bad.
The point is, a good implant result is not one that ascends you. It isn’t one that gives you the jawline of a model. Implants can’t do that. It is simply one that gives you more projection without bloat, and harmonises your face.
I would recommend this patient get a little bit of filler to perfect his jaw. By getting these implants, he is going to need less volume of filler to create the ideal contour and as such it is less prone to bloat or migration.
I say all of this because a lot of greycels are obsessed with getting jaw surgery to “ascend”. Drop this idea now. And work incrementally towards having a harmonious face. For many, that just involves filler. For others, it involves jaw surgery, then filler. And for some, it might involve jaw surgery, implants and filler.
TLDR; Your expectations for your results post-surgery are probably too high. Be very selective about the procedures you do - chances are you could get away with doing something simpler and cheaper.