I am lacking a lot of self confidence when it comes to my facial appearance. My upper lip is very short and it is very hard to close my mouth. When I do try to close it, my chin dimples/wrinkles. It takes a lot of effort to keep it closed. The only way to relax my chin is to leave my mouth open; which is not very attractive. So I was wondering what procedures could fix my mouth and how much it'll cost.
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You appear to have a growth pattern which has a 'shallow' cheekbone/midface area, long tapering jawline without notable width to the 'angles' of the jaw near the ear; and the narrow chin which looks long, when you smile due to the muscle pull. Ideally, review the xrays with a surgeon and...
A sliding genioplasty can improve mentalis strain and lower lip incompetence, particularly if the vertical dimension in decreased and the horizontal dimension is increased. A septorhinoplasty will improve nasal airway breathing and may decrease mouth breathing but will not improve lip incompetence.
The forward projection of the chin can be brought forward by a sliding genioplasty or chin implant. Both chin augmentations, however, will make the labiomental crease deeper as that is fixed point that is not influenced by what happens to the bone beneath it. To help prevent it from becoming...
