What can I do to minimize the size of my chin when smiling? (photos)

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I hate how my chin looks when I smile with teeth. I know I have a slight butt chin (which isn't a problem to me) but when I smile with my mouth open my chin becomes absolutely huge and it looks really disformed. Is there anything I can do about this? I included pics in relaxed, smiling and laughing state As you can see when I smile with teeth my chin kind of divides into like two parts and looks massive

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

This is my expertise and a huge portion of my practice. Asymmetry is normal and expected. Buccal fat pad gives slimming not symmetry. Masseter botox will make you slimmer and make the jawline more loose. Fillers help give shaping and contouring. If you want perfect or close to perfect symmetry you need maxillofacial surgery or implants customized. I suggest seeing an expert to go through all options. Most of my younger clients use fillers to give them shaping especially on the cheeks, jawline, and chin which make the face look more slim and tight; and threads such as PDO or Instalift can build collagen and support the facial shaping and skin looseness over time, slowing down the aging process and given the face a more “snatched” look; and morpheus8 or PiXel8 deep microneedling RF can tighten crepe skin especially on the neck and jawline and is great for long term tightening of the full face, neck and chest; its often used to give the face a slimmer more sculpted look because it tightens the skin and gives lift. an early face lift can be performed as well even in younger clients if they want a different facial shape, maxillofacial surgery with bone breaking or shaving can also be done. For facial slimming a combination of treatments are always needed. Options include: 1. Buccal fat pad removal to reduce fat on the lower face 2. Factite or Renuvion/J Plasma to tighten the lower face, jawline, and chin to reduce fat and give the jawline and neck tightening and shaping. 3. Botox to the masseter to reduce the muscular size of the jaw giving the face an illusion of being more slender 4. Fillers to the jawline, chin, cheeks, temples and brow help to shape the face and make it more angled and defined Always use at home derma rolling (see link to Emerageskin x anteageMD roller plus stem cells/hyaluronic acid ampules) and peels like emeragecosmetics enlighten or aerify that can be used to improve skin quality and tighten the skin while improving wrinkles, pigmentation, acne, and Melasma. See an expert who does facial shaping with surgical and non surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.

Anshul Gambhir, MD · Answer

Hi there and thank you for your question! You can try starting off with 6-8 units of botox for your mentalis muscle in your chin to relax the muscle when you are smiling. This can help to soften the appearance and not make your muscle look as prominent at motion. Hope this helps!

Cengizhan Ekizceli, MD · Answer

Thank you so much for your question and uploading photos! Based on your pictures you can benefit from chin implant surgery. You need to decide on implant size together with plastic surgeon on the consultation. Hope it helps!

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