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21, low hyoid bone. Would a neck lift provide any improvements to my profile? (Photos)

I am 21 and am quite lean, yet I have a terrible side profile which I presume is due to a very low hyoid bone. I understand that there are no safe surgical procedures to raise the hyoid. There is very little fat on my neck and everything you see is the muscle of the floor of my mouth. Would I even benefit from a neck lift or liposuction?

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