Both of my parents have really strong jawlines along with my brother but I do not. I just turned 19 years old. I inured my jaw playing football when I was around 12 or 13 which I think led to some TMJ(I had clicking in my jaw). I also had a thyroid disorder which was treated and went away this year (may have delayed puberty as I have a somewhat young looking face still) My question is will my jaw ever get bigger or am I stuck with his. It's mostly my chin and not my entire jaw.
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You have a good perspective. The reshaping of the jawline to give the frontal view you prefer, need not have the full T osteotomy, but the tapered look would need to be accomplished with the sliding genioplasty and not the implant. The 'smile' images are difficult to judge since the muscle...
Often these wrinkles form from an overactive muscle on the chin.It's worthwhile to consider botox in that area. Sometimes if there is a chin deficit (or a lack of chin tissue) we'd use a filler.
Your x-ray and photos are very helpful. You have a Class II dental bite. This means your lower jaw did not grow as much as it should have. The best option is to align the teeth again by orthodontics and bring the lower jaw forward. This would take about 16 months. Second...
