Contact & assessment

If your bite has changed, or sensation is changing

Do not wait for a routine appointment. A bite that no longer closes comfortably, pain on chewing, or numbness of the lip or chin that is new, spreading or not recovering needs medical assessment rather than a cosmetic consultation. Say what you are feeling when you call, so that the right clinic sees you.

Arranging an ordinary assessment

Where the complaint has been present and stable, appointments are made through the hospital outpatient line or through the appointment service described on the appointments page. Say when booking that the question is about the chin, and if you are travelling from outside Chongqing, say so, because the assessment and any imaging can sometimes be arranged across fewer visits.

What to bring

Bring any orthodontic treatment you have had and when it finished, any previous treatment to the chin, a list of your current medicines and allergies, and the names of any conditions you are being treated for. If you have photographs from years ago that show the chin, bring them, because whether the appearance has changed or was always the same is a useful distinction.

What happens at the consultation

Expect an examination rather than a presentation. The chin is measured in three dimensions against the lower lip and the rest of the face, the bite is checked, and the soft tissue pad is assessed separately from the bone. You should leave knowing which structure is responsible, what each route would change, what each would leave exactly as it is, and which guide answers your particular version of the problem.

Questions without booking

Questions about the content of this site, including any correction you believe should be made to it, are welcome through the hospital administration line. Clinical questions about your own chin are best answered in person, and we will say so rather than guess.