Want my chin to be smaller and symmetrical - Oral or Plastic surgeon for Chin Reduction? (photos)

It's difficult to say without the benefit of a formal evaluation. This is my expertise and a huge portion of my practice. Asymmetry is normal and expected. See an expert who does facial shaping with surgical and non surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.

Depending on how your teeth and bite align, along with any eating or sleeping problems, you may be a candidate for jaw surgery. If you are looking for strictly cosmetic, a chin reduction with jawline contouring would be able to get you the desired appearance. For this, you should see a plastic surgeon. Our practice works closely with an orthodontist which may be helpful in the future. The surgery itself however will not effect your teeth at all. A side (profile) picture would give us more information about the placement, but regardless, your chin can be improved upon.

I would highly recommend seeing a plastic surgeon who can evaluate your face and ensure that the proper surgery is chosen. I would recommend seeing a board certified or board eligible plastic surgeon with aesthetic surgery training/experience who can perform a full exam and provide safe recommendations.

Dear Mika1295,
finding the right Dr. is extremely challenging especially with the number of online platforms and resources available. There a lot of great Dr's available. Make sure he/she is a board-certified plastic surgeon. Definitely check to make sure your choice specializes in the procedure you want and spend the time to read through patient testimonials. There is a number of different sites where you can check for reviews (Realself, yelp, google, etc.).You can always pick up the phone and call around also, find an office you feel comfortable with and set up a few consultations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Good Afternoon! It is possible to get a smaller chin as you've shown. You can do crafting of the chin area from inside the mouth or underneath the chin. We perform osteotomies and burring to improve the structure of the chin. A facial plastic surgeon or an oral-maxillofacial surgeon would both be good options to start with. It should not affect the teeth as long as it's done carefully and away from the tooth roots. Hope this helps!

My best guess is you’ll have better luck with oral surgeons who tend to do and see things more from a skeletons perspective.
Most plastic surgeons are soft tissue oriented unless they’ve done a cranial facial fellowships.
If there are plastic surgeons in your community who are part of an academic center and actively do cranial facial surgery and that may be a place to look otherwise I suggest focusing more on oral surgery but you May want to talk to a few from each specialty.
It’s not a bad idea to have a few consultations before committing to having surgery.
By the way my background is in plastic surgery and I would refer you to an oral surgeon if you came to my office.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

You can achieve the vertical reduction; but also must consider that your lower jaw is quite 'narrow' so the adjustment in height has to consider width as well. A Maxillofacial surgeon is best to assess