Only 3 months ago I had double jaw surgery and genio. The only thing I really wanted was a shorter and more symmetrical face as I thought I had a long face. Now my face looks longer and skeletical, and my cheek bones way disappeared. My chin looks too pronounced and big! She also moved the upper jaw down so as to show more teeth (said my teeth were too short). I really do not know what to do. Counterclockwise face rotation was performed... Can this be reversed? And if yes, how and when?
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Good question. Fillers do work relatively well but it really depends upon your goals. If you want to correct your receded chin and completely rectify your profile than an implant would be the way to go. This is a relatively simple procedure that can be done under conscious sedation and lo...
A sliding geniopalasty does have the advantage of improving the submental/neck region as it brings the bone and attached muscles with it. It also has the advantage in your case of correcting your chin asymmetry. Whether the bone movement should be just horizontal or some vertical elongation...
Surgery is the only way to create a chin cleft or to make an existing chin cleft deeper. There is no non-surgical method to create a deeper tissue indentation.