Is there is solution to a pointy chin when smiling? (Photo)

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My chin become very pointy and pronounced when smiling it also has a weird ripple effect in the side. Are there way to correct this... surgically or no surgically?

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

At rest your chin is at the upper range of normal for vertical height. But when you smile the soft tissues get pulled back along the sides and the soft tissue chin pad is magnified in size and gets more pointy. The only potential solution is a vertical chin reduction by internal wedge removal of bone. But whether that adversely affects your chin aesthetics at rest is an important consideration of which computer imaging can be helpful to see its effects. It is also important to appreciate that surgery is a static procedure while your smile issue is a dynamic one. This what happens from a static procedure to a dynamic facial movement can not always be accurately predicted.

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