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Reduce chin and shape jaw?

Lane.Apr 15, 2015
I feel as though I have a larger lower half of my face, as in long. I have an extremely narrow face, with a long chin (especially when I smile, and it's also uneven) - and also my jaw is not very defined. I think if it were more defined my face would look a lot better and more put together. I don't have cheek bones so really my face looks extremely flat. I am curious what I can do or opinions from profession surgeons on my best options.

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

At this point your jaw and chin are not going to grow to get any appreciably bigger. While mandibular growth can continue slightly until age 21, over 95% of your jaw growth is complete. Chin projection/prominence can only be improved at this point by surgical chin augmentation.

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