I have extra padding on my chin plus a pretty prominent divot between my bottom lip and chin. You can only kinda see the line of the divot from the front in these pics, but it’s very distinct in other lighting. If I pull the skin of my chin down, it reduces the divot. I’m considering looking into some kind of procedure to reduce how much my chin juts out. How feasible is this? Could I get the effect through filler or something in the divot? Or do I need to shave or move the bone?
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While you did not say as to the approach used for your chin reduction, all of your symptoms are what can occur from an intraoral cin reduction approach. When an intraoral approach is used the chin can become flattened (wider/fuller) because only the projection has been decreased and the excess...
Thanks for your question. It's hard to tell from one photo that you've provided but a rhinoplasty alone can make your face more feminine. It can be combined with a chin or jaw implant to make the face more like V shape. But it'd be great if you could provide more photos for an assessment. I'd...
Hello jkarpins1, resorbable plates have become relatively common for craniofacial and orthognathic surgery, especially in pediatric patients. There are several descriptions of using these types of plates for genioplasty. This may be a good alternative for you given your allergy to titanium....
