I feel that there is something off about the appearance of my profile, in the mouth/chin region. Is there a specific term for this appearance, or is this just how I look?
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You have hyper dynamic chin ptosis, meaning the soft tissue chin pad pulls down over the bone when you smile. This problem can be improved by a submental chin reduction procedure where this relative excess of soft tissue can be removed.
A rhinoplasty would correct the minor asymmetries of your nose which could be balanced by giving you a fuller better projecting chin with either a small implant or a sliding genioplasty in which the chin bone is actually cut, advanced forward and then plated.
The midface is not a facial area that can be shortened like the perimeter areas of the forehead or chin. A subnasal lip lift can help but the actual vertical length of the bone can not be changed.