Hi, I'm under 18 and I have a cleft chin and I hate it so much. I have cried many hours over it. I rarely leave home due to be hating it. I am so depressed about it and I want it gone. Will there be anyone who would do a cleft chin surgery or something on me? I just want it permanently gone and have a smooth chin no matter what. Also my parents. How do I speak to them about this. I just am so depressed all I do is cry and lay in bed all day now.
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This is like solving a puzzle? A crease may be related to dynamics of your lower lip(?) muscles. Try to avoid lip/tonque motion that creates it. Or, if deformity is there all time one can consider to fill it with fat graft or soft tissue filler.It would be in your best...
It would be great to evaluate this clinically and take xrays. Most likely root canals have nothing to do with this. Sometimes, plates cause deformity in the chin area.
You are correct in that you lack vertical length to our jaw angles. Without front view pictures no comment can be made as to whether they need width as well. Computer imaging would help you determine if any changes need to be done to the chin once the jaw angles are lengthened. I suspect that...