How can I balance my facial proportions?

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Im concerned that I may have long face syndrome. I think that my midface is too long (upper lip measures 16mm with tooth show), lower half too heavy and chin appears to be recessive. I have minor lip strain/dimpling in the chin when I close my mouth, but I don't have much of a gummy smile. My bite is Class I and had braces to correct crowding. What can I do to make my face appear shorter, more balanced? Would cheek/chin implants and a lip lift help me or would it be best to consider jaw surgery?

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

Hi, I have performed many facial shaping procedures using dermal fillers, facial implants (cheek, chin), liposuction and/or facelifts for over 30 years.  From the photos, your cheeks are very flat in the front and the chin is quite weak.  These combine to create an elongated, thin, oval shaped face.  
 Following my beauty principles, women look the most feminine, youthful and attractive with heart shaped faces.  Heart shaped faces have cheeks that are full and round in the front.  Cheek augmentation with a dermal filler or using cheek implants for a permanent enhancement will create full, round cheeks that will feminize the entire face.
 I have performed many Chin Augmentations using chin implants for over 30 years.  When the chin is weak, this creates an imbalance making the nose appear larger, the mid face top heavy and the lower face look short that de-emphasizes the lips and allows early formation of a double chin.   
 I have found that placement of a silastic chin implant, through a small curved incision under the chin (also allows excess skin removal) to be very safe, quick, highly effective and far less invasive than a sliding genioplasty.  I perform chin implant surgery in 30 minutes or less, often using a local anesthetic alone.  In my opinion, you are a good candidate for chin implant surgery.
Hope this helps.

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