I feel that my chin is pronounced. I don't know how to describe the next part in words. Hopefully, you can see for the pictures, I tried to get different angles. When I smile, on each side of my cheek it pinches up, so it is not a smooth line along my jaw. I have no idea what procedure I should even start looking to help. I am reaching out here to see what procedures medical professionals believe I should be researching.
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Your growth pattern is called 'low angle' whereby the top and bottom jaws grow more horizontally (often the upper teeth don't show a lot as well). The jaw 'body' often has the 'curve' you note. There are a couple of methods to change it - one involves a more significant 'rotation' of the jaws...
The chin projection can be improved by diminishing the chin projection. This can be accomplished with a reduction genioplasty or chin shaving. An office or video consultation would needed to give you better guidance. In addition, I would recommend simultaneous submental and jawline liposuction.
Rest assured most people don't see it, or if they notice something they can't put their finger on it.
Secondly, in my practice, when I show patients pictures of other people with facial asymmetry they find it hard to see it unless I point out specific features.
Regardless, there are several ...
