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What Are My Options To Treat Dimpling / Pitting in Chin? Is It Caused By My Chin Implant?

photosinwJan 8, 2012
What might help the dimpling that has developed in my chin over the last several years? I had jaw surgery (for an underdeveloped lower jaw) and a chin implant in my teens, am now in my mid-30's. Would botox or fillers help? Or could it mean something is going wrong with the chin implant?

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