I am aware that my face is asymmetrical but I feel the older I get the more my chin moves over to the left side of my face (is that possible or am I nuts?) either that or I have never noticed how crooked it was. I am aware you cannot fix a crooked smile but is there any way to straighten out my crooked chin or shave off some bone so it does not protrude so much on one side?? My profile from the right seems to show how my chin protrudes forward more than my left.
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There are two
options: orthognathic surgery or chin and mandible implants. Since orthognathic
surgery would probably require more orthodontia, implants would be more time
and cost effective as well as providing a superior cosmetic result.
Your entire
lower jaw is deficient. Jaw surgery (sagittal split osteotomy) and a sliding
genioplasty would change the contour but, since nothing would be added to the
mandible, it would still be deficient, but in another way. The jaw surgery
would change how your teeth fit and therefore require...
If
you have not had any orthodontic treatment, orthognathic surgery would correct
your bite and enlarge your Jaw. Chin and jaw implants would be ideal to enlarge
your lower jaw in a single surgery and not require any braces. The adequacy of chin projection should take into account several ...
