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How to correct a cleft chin? W-shaped chin. Gap in chin. (Photo)

maryjane2000Jan 29, 2015
If I could describe the shape of my chin using letters, it would be a "W" (a very wide / stretched out W). There is a gap in the center of my chin. I want a chin that is shaped like the letter "U". What are my permanent & semi-permanent options and approximate cost of it?

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