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Can a lip lift and rhinoplasty make my profile less convex? (Photo)

Practical459Oct 12, 2020
Hi; I'm a young black girl who wants a more balanced side profile. While I am aware that protrusive jaws are normal for my racial background, mine protrude beyond my chin and nose, making my profile appear very unbalanced, which is undesirable to me. Is it possible to pull my top lip further inward as seen in my morph? I included pictures of some beautiful black women to show that prognathism/protrusion is attractive when it's balanced, which mine isn't. I also am looking into rhinoplasty.

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