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I have had a cleft chin since birth and it’s always been soemthing ive been self conscious about In 2023 I did fat grafting to try and fill it in and it did not work fully. Now the middle of my chin is permanently black/blue. The circle on my chin feels like tissue or muscle so I’m nervous a chin implant will not smooth it out but rather just project the cleft. Any advice on what you think could make my chin completely flat/smooth would be appreciated.

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