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Male with a recessed chin, what surgery would suit me best? (Photo)

Stimorol90Jun 29, 2018
I have a somewhat recessed chin. My bite seems to line up fine though. I am the only one in my family with a recessed chin, how come? The first pic is when I am in my natural jaw position, the second when I push my tongue up to the roof of the mouth and the third one is when I also push my jaw forward, which is how I would like my jaw to look like. What kind of procedure would suit me? I think my platysmal is hanging down too low and my jaw seems a bit weak. From the front I look fine.

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