Southlake Chin Surgery doctors

	Morgan E. Norris, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 6400 Fannin St Ste 2130, Houston		4 answers
	Michael A. Bogdan, MD Dallas Plastic Surgeon 410 N Carroll Avenue Suite 170, Southlake		1 answer
	Walter D. Gracia, MD Arlington Plastic Surgeon 1204 5th Avenue, Fort Worth
	Steven Holzman, MD Austin Plastic Surgeon 6818 Austin Center Boulevard Suite 206, Austin
	Delio Ortegon, MD San Antonio Plastic Surgeon 11212 State HWY 151 Suite 260 , San Antonio

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What Are My Options For Noticeable Jaw Asymmetry? (photo) I have very noticable asymmetry in my jaw. The right side is much larger than the left side, which looks like a large chunk is missing from my face. What would be the best option for me to rectify this?

A: Jaw Asymmetry Solution Evaluation of the one photograph you present reveals a more significant soft tissue deficiency of the mid and upper cheek on the left than bone. There likely is deficiency in both. I would approach this problem with a combination of autologous fat injections to the deficient left cheek, placement of a thin Porex implant and judicious liposuction of the right cheek. Best of luck to you.

Morgan E. Norris, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

Maxilliofacial Surgeon or Plastic Surgeon for Chin Reduction ( Bone) ? Hi, I have a big chin. The bone protrudes and there's quite alot of soft tissue around it too. Should I go to a plastic surgeon or a maxillo-facial surgeon? Any recommendations for Drs. who do this surgery in the U.S? I can't find much info about this procedure,so it's hard to find a good dr. Thanks

A: Chin reduction surgeon

Generally speaking, the surgeon best suited to analyze your lower jaw and chin bone (cephalometric analysis) and determine if your bony excess is vertical, horizontal or both would be an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. This skill is universally, part of the core curriculum for an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

This is not to say that a plastic surgeon would not do a fine job with your chin. Most plastic surgeons do not get a high degree of exposure to elective facial bone surgery in their basic training.

Plastic surgeons on the other hand, are well adept through their training, to handle soft tissue based procedures for the chin such as implants, which are typically used to make the chin more prominent. In the case of a prominent chin with abundant soft tissue: address the bone first and the soft tissue will generally follow

Along the lines of choosing a maxillofacial surgeon or a plastic surgeon, there is yet another option. You might consider a surgeon who has training in both fields. There is a growing minority of surgeons in this category, I myself am one of them.

Best of luck to you.

Morgan E. Norris, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

Reverse Lower Jaw Surgery, to Correct Upper Jaw? I had lower jaw surgery(moved back)5 years ago. My teeths are now closing correctly but when i smile my upper teeths looked far back, and my whole face moves back(especially lips).I was wondering if i can have an upper jaw surgery(3mm out) to correct this bad appearence so my upper teeths show up. Is it possiple to reverce lower jaw surgery and move upper forward? Or even move only upper jaw.I was told that my chin was making this but even after genioplastic i still the same.

A: Reverse Jaw Surgery

Without photographs, especially lateral views, it is a bit difficult to see the problem you describe.

What I think you are describing is a problem where you had an upper jaw deficiency and either an over protrussive or possibly normal lower jaw that was treated by moving the lower jaw back to achieve a normal bite. Perhaps you could have had the upper jaw moved forward a bit and the lower jaw back a bit less to achieve the same bite but with a more balanced facial profile.

Now you are becoming aware of the deficiency of the upper jaw and to some degree the entire lower face.

Can you repeat the jaw surgery to improve the problem? Yes, you can. You can even keep the same bite while both upper and lower jaws are moved forward. Your chin may need to be moved back a bit, as it will become even more prominent.

Morgan E. Norris, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon