Hello! I (F, 20) am looking to correct my biggest insecurity but not knowing where to start. I'm not sure if dynamic chin ptosis is the correct term for my issue, but it's the closest I could come across online. When my chin is at rest, it appears normal. But when I smile, there is dimpling and creasing that looks like a double chin (I am 5'3 and 115 pounds, so I don't think it's an actual double chin). What would be my options to correct the appearance of my chin? Thank you for your help!
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The decision about the need for orthognathic surgery is very important as you should not do a sliding genioplasty beforehand if it needs to be done. Whether you would best benefit by orthodontics alone (invisalign) or orthodontics + jaw surgery is a discussion that is best had with an...
You have a right side of your face which is vertically longer than that of your left side which accounts for what you see. This is seen from the lower right eyebrow all the way down to your chin. Like all facial asymmetry surgery the key questions are which structures are the most important to...
Your overbite is reflective of a skeletal deficiency of the lower jaw which in your case is primarily seen in the weak chin that you describe. You have three options: 1) orthognathic surgery to bring the whole jaw forward, 2) sliding genioplasty to bring just the chin bone forward and 3)...