Do I have a recessed chin? (Photo)

There are several options to reduce the size and projection of the chin. Sometimes, a wedge of bone can be removed to decrease the projection. In other cases, the chin can be reduced by shaving the bone.

I would have to see your profile as well to know for sure, but there are a couple of options. If your chin is recessed, I would say do an implant and that can widen it. If your chin is protruded then I would do a reduction and widen the middle. You can also do some contouring or reshaping in...

Great thing about a genioplasty, is you can typically put it wherever you would like and improve your profile. In patients with a softer chin, they look great and are happy with the long-term outcomes.

Wisdom teeth is often covered by insurance, while a cosmetic procedure like a chin augmentation, is not. It might not save you money, but it would be one recovery rather than two. There are different ways to augment the chin, but with the right surgeon, they could be done at the same time.

With the orientation of your lower jaw on a steep angle, jaw surgery is the best way to correct that. It is more of a recovery, so if the ortho is able to fix the bite sufficiently, doing a genioplasty and mandibular angle implants would correct the jawline. If you have a gummy smile at all, or...

It is safe to reverse a genioplasty at 3 months, and is often easier because the bone has not fully healed yet. Most of the swelling should also be gone at 3 months, so if you are unhappy with the advancement, it most likely will not improve. If you are considering having surgery again, make...