Hello Doctor, I'm 25 and have always had a long chin, I hate taking pictures. My jaw is also wide, as you can imagine having the two makes me very insecure about my face. I don't know if the problem is because of my jawline or cheeks but from my nose down my face is much too wide/long. Could you please recommend what I should get to fix this?
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Dear Sokhavad, A strong masculine jawline in a man is considered to be more aesthetically pleasing. In patients who do not have any issues with their bite then the simpler procedure is to have chin augmentation performed versus a genioplasty. Chin augmentation has a much speedier recovery and ...
Based on your photos and cephalometrics you are an excellent candidate for genioplasty surgery. With genioplasty, the natural chin bone and muscle attachments are moved forward up to 9-10 mm. This should eliminate your lip incompetence. I would not recommend a chin implant in your case. The g...
A 3D CT scan is needed to determine the extent of your chin/jawline asymmetry and the exact treatment needed. But based on just this one picture, a sliding genioplasty that brings the chin forward and over to the midline may be what is needed to correct the bony asymmetry.
