How couldn't I "fix" my side profile?

Hello and thank you for your question. A formal evaluation would be needed to determine the best treatment. There are both surgical and non-surgical options to correct this. They would both help to add projection and slight vertical height to the chin and face, and can help improve overall facial balance and harmony in the right patients.

We can place a chin implant, which is a quick surgical procedure. Many of my patients try to avoid surgery, however, so for those patients, we also offer non-surgical chin augmentation with injectable fillers. Fillers like Radiesse, Voluma, BellaFill, and Sculptra are injected into the area to improve the overall appearance of the lower face and balance the jaw and lip harmony. We use cannula injections to meticulously contour and project the chin, soften the chin along the jawline, and improve the chin crease.

Implants are a great option once you are ready for permanent chin enhancement.​ I suggest getting a consultation with an experienced cosmetic dermatologist and facial sculpting expert, or an aesthetic facial plastic surgeon like Dr. Donald Groves; we are both located right here in Los Angeles.

Best,
Dr. Emer

Thank you for your question. A chin implant can change the appearance of the length of the jawline and the contrast between the chin point and the contour of the neck. It also changes the characteristics of the profile through the relationship between the forehead, nose, lips, and chin.

The best way to understand what a chin implant could do for you is to have a 3D photograph and computer simulation. This gives you not just the appreciation of the changes on the profile, but also on the obliquity, which is an angle that we more frequently see of ourselves either in the mirror or in photographs.

A chin implant will add projection to the side view. They are wide and will define the mandible border.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.