I have very little fat or sagging skin on my neck and I just had my lower jaw brought forward with orthognathic surgery (because I had an overbite). It still looks the same because my chin and neck join as one. The muscle (or whatever it is that runs up the throat to the chin) basically attaches a few centimetres from the end of my chin and makes it look like I have a sagging neck. Can anything be done to improve this?
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It is best to view asymmetries 'in person'; but yes, one can change the contours of the lower jaw for example, without affecting your bite. Xrays also help to demonstrate the irregular 'slant'; so go to an Oral/Maxillofacial surgeon for a review.
Typically orthognathic surgery to treat TMJ is performed by
an oral maxillofacial surgeon. It is
true that some results appear identical regardless of who performs them,
however in my opinion oral maxillofacial surgeons are preferable when treating functionality
issues and plastic surgeons...
Upper and lower front teeth may not touch even after orthodontics because of a tongue thrust habit. People with a tongue thrust habit may push their tongue forward against their upper and lower front teeth and spread the teeth apart. This creates an "anterior open bite". Your teeth should...