My face is round and I have a weak chin and high jaw. This also makes my cheeks look round and full in certain lighting. Will a jawline be able to make my face more masculine and model like. Will it be able to stretch the soft tissue in my neck and cheeks to naturally make my cheekbones more prominent and cheeks hollow. I don’t have the widest eyes so do you think the implant will give the illusion my eyes are even narrower ?
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It is too early to determine your final results after all these procedures. Swelling is very common and could last for 6 weeks and beyond. The CO2 laser around the eyelids should give you a great look with tightening of the skin and the horizontal projection provided by the chin implant should g...
The choice of an osteotomy versus implant augmentation can depend upon the 'width' of the front part of the jaw/chin/side of chin area. If the jaw is narrow, then advancing it still leaves less definition/width than having the opportunity to augment with implant material. Given that I do both, t...
A 6 mm horizontal change is not an excessive amount of advancement. A genioplasty can be reversed but it is unlikely to change the degree of numbness. In order to minimize the tightness and scar contracture the position and type of incision is very important. An incision made along the nec...