What would you recommend to fix my smile and chin? (photos)

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During consults for rhinoplasty it was suggested I have a jaw implant in addition. I than explained I have an overbite and would fix it. I had braces, an expander, retainer, and headgear for 6 years. I have narrow arches, tmj, and a receded jaw 50% or more overbite. What is the best treatment for this? Jaw surgery and braces?

Alicia Sigler, MD · Answer

Hello! You have beautiful facialFeatures and understand why you are worried about smile-teeth and chin-profile view. You have a malocclusion due to a small mandible which is also evident due to your small chin. Your beauty will be enhanced and your occlusion will be resolved bringing forward the lower jaw or mandible. (Orthognatic surgery). That’ has to be performed by a maxillofacial surgeon or a Craniofacial surgeon and you will have to go through orthodontics before the surgery by an experienced orthodontist who knows how to prepare patients for orthognatic surgery). Your smile, occlusion, profile and harmony in your face will be accomplished all in one surgery. Make sure you choose the right team for this very important step in your life. I do this kind of procedures in Tijuana, Mexico since I am a Craniofacial surgeon but my patients have to come at least once a month to meet with the orthodontist I work with during 1 to 2 years before the surgery and sometimes afterwards to make sure all teeth are in place for the best occlusion possible. And that’s not practical for patients that live far from Southern California.

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