I have an underdeveloped jaw and weak chin, which the orthodontic practices of the 1980s didn’t help. Now at 46, the skin is loosening under my chin. I want to know if/how much a sliding genioplasty would improve the skin laxity as well as my profile. Also, since my face and neck are already rather long/thin, would the chin need both horizontal and vertical movement for an ideal result?
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Surgery is the only way to create a chin cleft or to make an existing chin cleft deeper. There is no non-surgical method to create a deeper tissue indentation.
Your pictures are not very good to evaluate your concerns. But chin implant does not seem to be a necessary option. The angle of your neck indeed could be improved but you should have a hands on consultation with a PS.
Dear Crackpot,Thanks for your pictures. Typically mentalis muscle strain is due to several factors: (1) retrusive lower jaw, (2) excessive height of upper jaw and (3) possibly a retrusive chin. A sliding genioplasty does not improve mentalis muscle strain. You can have some BOTOX® in the area...