What can I do to make my chin appear smooth when smiling? (Photos)

"A formal evaluation would be needed to determine what's best. Many of my patients try to avoid surgery, so we perform a non-surgical chin augmentation treatment with injectable fillers. Fillers like Radiesse, Voluma, BellaFill as well as Sculptra are injected into the area, improving the...

These dimples are due to an overactive mentalis muscle.  This is easily treated by an expert in the injection of neuromodulators like Xeomin or Dysport or Botox repeated every four months

The best advice this Board can give you is to examine you on animation. Even a static photo will not be accurate. If you have cobblestones it is due to muscle recruitment- Botox can decrease this. If you have depressions, lines or need contouring Juvederm will address this. The majority of my ...

Typically after a chin augmentation with filler, a double chin is either unchanged or improved. I have never seen it worsen, or create, a double chin. The only other possibility is that there can be swelling under the chin (but not as far back as the bulge you are showing) for a short period o...

After having Juvederm and Botox, it is best to give the injected areas several days for the filler to settle. With any type of filler, you will have some swelling that could cause asymmetry for a couple of days. Botox takes several days to take effect and I always have patients wait a full two...

I always tell my patients to not love their filler injections for 2 weeks. Swelling is very common and sometimes immediate. It can last 3-7 days and a good idea is to use cold compresses. Cold compresses may be used immediately after treatment to reduce swelling only if needed. This may...