Will I Need a Chin Augmentation? (photo)

I am 18 and I have a big nose, crowded teeth, a weak jawline, and a protruding chin. What kind of correctional work will I need? Aside from braces and rhinoplasty, will I also require a chin augmentation?

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Rhinoplasty and chin augmentation

The combination of rhinoplasty and chin surgery is very common in our practice. From your profile view, you do not need a traditional chin implant, because the anterior projection of year chin is adequate. From the frontal view, you have a very narrow chin, and there is a type of chin implant called a pre-jowl implant that can give you more width to the chin area with no further augmentation forward. These implants are easy to insert thru a submental incision at the same time as... more

Chin augmentation for pointy chin?

Because the projection of your chin is already adequate, a chin implant placed over the front of the chin bone is not necessary. However, you may benefit from an implant that is placed off-center on each side to smooth out the "pointyness". Additionally, it appears on the profile views that you have a weak/receeding upper jaw (maxilla) under the nose area that can be improved with a pre-maxillary implant... just something to consider. Glad to help... @drryanstanton more