Hello dear experts, since I was a little girl I was concerned about my chin. I had very crooked teeth, and a small palate. So I went under the dentist for years, the dentist also removed 4 of my teeth in order to fit all of them in my mouth. Now I have a perfect smile and I thought my chin will also follow. But now, I still have a weak chin. My face is long and I will hate to increase the length of my face.Which procedure should I do? Thanks, yours sincerely.
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Answer: Chin Augmentation with Vertical Shortening
A true custom jaw implant requires a 3D CT scan of the patient. There is no x-ray substitute for a 3D CT scan that can be used including regular x-rays or MRIs. The only other option is to choose from a library of custom jawline implant designs that have been made for other patients which can w...
There is not an anatomic or biologic limit as to how many times a chin implant can be revised or replaced. A year or two apart is not really a short period of time surgically. The key question now is what are you going to do, based on what has been learned from your prior surgeries, to make the...
Thank you for the photos. I think your options are either a chin implant or sliding genioplasty. Both will have a slimming effect when viewed from the front so it will not provide a masculine appearance to your face. I prefer the sliding genioplasty in young people who require a greater than 5...