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I Am a 22 Year Old with Long Face Syndrome What Should I Do to Gain Face Width? (photo)
Hello, I have a very thin face due to years of mouth breathing and and just being constantly slack jawed. This has caused my face to look extremely oblong in the last few years I've lost my cheeks, I just have one deep line on both sides of my cheek and I'm just very unhappy about my appearance, I used to think I was somewhat attractive in my late teens but now there's no sign of that. My cheekbones are non-existent. I will be having a upper jaw impaction surgery soon is there anything I can do?
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MandM87
in New York
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I Am a 22 Year Old with Long Face Syndrome What Should I Do to Gain Face Width?
Aesthetically speaking, your face does appear rectangular and elongated. This happens because the cheeks are flat. Cheek Augmentation with Cheek Implants for a permanent change or fillers for a temporary one. Hope this helps.
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Treatment of Long face syndrome
The short answer for you may be to consider midface and cheek fillers to add volume to your face which would give the illusion of a shorter face. I would do this after your jaw surgery. I would consider temporary fillers first such as restylane, juvederm or radiesse before considering fat augmentation or possibly implants depending upon whether you like the effects or not. Good luck.
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Cheek implants can increase facial width & fullness
Cheek implants would give the illusion of a wider and fuller face. Cheek implants are inserted through an intraoral incision just above the upper teeth and placed directly over the cheekbone. They are composed of silastic and come in different sizes and shapes. The appropriate implant size and shape for patients are determined at consultation with their facial plastic surgeon. Most patients elect to undergo this procedure under general anesthesia. Expect 10-14...
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Here's another option, Oral Myofacial Therapy. This Web site won't allow links in comments, but go to mercola.com and search for long face syndrome
Orofacial-myofunctional therapy could be beneficial and eliminate the need for implants.