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35 year old male - can jaw surgery fix asymmetry? (Photo)

steveissue6Apr 4, 2024
35 yo male hit with a pipe when i was a kid and had a tooth removed in highschool both happened on left side of face and now i feel i have a severe assymetric appearance in eyes and jaw / cheek area. Extremely self conscious im not a fan of plastic surgery but i would like to do find out if any procedures exist that could correct my face around the eye and jaw

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