I cannot close my lips without a lot of strain, so can only be done for short bursts and looks odd because upper lip has to strain a lot to reach bottom lip. My smile is very gummy but I am okay with that because I can smile alright if I'm posing for a picture at least. My side profile is AWFUL. Receding chin is pretty extreme in my opinion and also perhaps upper lip incompetence and mentalis strain? 2 young children and FT job so less downtime is best. Told invasive jaw extension previously.
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Answer: Sliding Genioplasty for Short Chin and Mentalis Strain
A pointy chin can be reduced and the jawline evened out by reducing the bony prominence and removing any excess soft tissue. That is best done through a submental incision. The lower edge of the chin bone can then be made even with the rest of the jawline behind it.
Minor corrections can be corrected by contouring with a bur. Vertical reduction over 3-4mm often required making a cut in the mid portion of the chin to retain the natural shape of the chin. Simply shaving if off from the bottom may leave an undesired and unnatural appearance of the...
The important question is how signifcant your underbite and of you are going to do anything with it. Since you have had orthodontcis twice my assumption is that your bite relationship is set and jaw advancement surgery is not on the table. Thus you can just focus on your chin. Your chin is...
