I'm a 22 year old male, and something which bothers me a lot about the way I look is my crooked mouth / philtrum area. Possibly caused by braces. What options are available to me to correct this? Would something as simple as acupuncture correct this? Muscles in the left side of my face are alot stronger than right, 3rd pic - cannot perform the same 'sneer' face expression on the right side with either right nose or lip.
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September 8, 2015
Answer: Crooked philtrum due to muscle imbalance corrected with botulinum toxin
In boca raton fl, where I am, 73 may be too young. just kidding. truth is there are options for every age as long as health and physiology is good. I do think operating on the >70 crowd is unique and encourage you to ask to see photos not from a book but from a cohort of similar pts. if the...
IT is clear that you are being highly critical of your appearance. it is difficult to make a recommendation at your age as this is highly unusual and the long term results of this intervention may not be completely predictable. Buccal fat extraction could help but could produce an excessively...
Hi,You symptoms are normal at 4 months post-op. Usually I follow patients 6 to 12 months after surgery. I'm sure you can contact your surgeon periodically via email. It doesn't sound like you need to worry at this point.
Best,
Dr.S.
