Looking for Feedback on Genioplasty I’ve seen a maxillofacial surgeon as I feel I have a very recessed jaw/chin. They said I didn’t need it. The first picture you can see on one side how I look, the second one is my worst angle as my chin disappears into my neck. I personally think it’s a weak chin and fat/excess skin even though I’m 110 pounds. I have genioplasty schedule for next week and I’m hoping to get the results in my 3 edited picture. Do you think this is attainable?
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It is just a little bit recessed, but more importantly it is short. If you look at the balance of the lower 1/3 of your face (from under your nose to bottom of chin), your chin is just shy of the 2/3 of the total height. As you look from the front, you have the prejowl that is accentuating your...
You could do a chin implant, but if you look at the projection of your chin (how far forward) it is pretty good. A genioplasty would bring the most prominent point of your chin (called your pogonion) down further to be in line with your jawline. Your simulation that you do does exactly that, the...
Looking at your face is all about proportions. If you look at the upper, middle, and lower 1/3s of your face, you are short on the middle and lower 1/3s. Very common with insufficient growth in your upper jaw, which is a big part of what sets the growth of your lower jaw. Based on your profile,...