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Will Chin Reduction Help to Feminize my Face? (photo)

I feel like I have a really long and big face with an especially long and broad chin. Will reducing the length of my chin help to feminize my face? Or will it make my nose stand out too much? What kind of surgery would be best for me?

2 Doctor Answers | Asked by V23
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Softening the female face

A chin reduction may help improve the overall proportions of your face. However, my recommendation is to combine it with a rhinoplasty to keep the harmony between these structures. Good luck! Dr. A
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Chin Reduction To Soften The Facial Shape

You are correct in your assumption that a chin reduction would definitely help soften your face. It would require a vertical reduction chin osteotomy with a midline split to also narrow the chin bone. The chin bone would also be brought forward slightly. Making these three-dmensional changes to your chin should make a big difference. This can be demonstrated very clearly by doing some computer imaging of the potential results. This will also show that it will make your nose look smaller and... more

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I too have an oversize chin with a receding maxilla. I also have a very long face. My dentist calls me a flat face which is distressing I had braces and my maxilla was pushed in. I desperately want surgery to correct this defect but am afraid I bone surgery and more braces. Can lipo be done on my fleshy chin to reduce its size some? I feel so ugly

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