My dentist told me that my left side of my jaw is longer than my right side and ever since that's all I can focus on. What is the best way to make my chin even?
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The position of the nerve does vary; but it is easily visualized on the xray; and especially at surgery where it is directly visible, if the surgeon wants to see its position (sometimes it is best to avoid exposing it). Also, the surgery can be designed for many positions of the nerve so not to...
The good news about genioplasty healing is that actually new bone forms to heal the surfaces back together making it relatively strong compared to healing of most other bodily tissues that heal with a scar. Glad to help...RAS
Your degree of facial asymmetry is not uncommon and can definitely be improved by a single procedure. The important question is which side of your face do you like better. Based on your inquiry, it sounds like you do not like the longer right side. The asymmetry is very easy to see from the chin...