I have a very small mouth opening and wide jaw line, with wide jaw muscles and fat that droops below the jaw line. My face would have good proportions if my mouth was wider because it would make my jaw and nose look narrower, and be in proportion with my wide eyes. When I pull on the sides of my face (like a facelift), I can pull my mouth wider and make my jaw look narrower. Though I am 20, can I get a facelift to widen the mouth and pull up the excess skin at my jaw line? What are my options?
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There are many people who have extreme facial asymmetry. There is no way to balance the eyes and ears of your face in a natural fashion with surgery. The best treatment for this is to smile and no one besides yourself will even notice the asymmetry. When you look in the mirror you see this...
Plastic surgeons usually pull the skin extra tight because based on their experience, there may be some skin regression as time passes. They also take into consideration the tension and closure of the incision and how that heals. Sometimes, despite the proper closure of the incision, scars...
Thank you for your question. The side that looks high when you smile is the normal smile. The Buccal Branch of the Facial Nerve on the other, lower side has some form of injury.
Fortunately the Buccal Branch has many interconnections and almost always recovers.
