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

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?

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Dr. Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Dr. Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
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