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Recommendations on how to fix my side profile? (Photo)

Sensible668454Jan 18, 2022

I’ve been wanting to fix my side profile for so long. My face looks flat due to my nose and protruding mouth and/or weak chin. Besides rhinoplasty, what else can I do to fix it? Orthodontics w/ osteotomy or just genioplasty?

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