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My deep mentolabial fold and chin shape worry me. Possible solutions? (photo)

I'm looking for a better profile for my chin and MLF. The deepness of the MLF always worried me along with the overall chin shape and size. Projecting my chin slightly forwards and downwards in a position where both teeth perfectly align instead of the front ones being slightly solves the problem is when I do this projection I move the whole jaw.

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Dr. Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
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