I have what I've seen referred to as a forward trachea. If you look at the picture, on the left would be a normal person and on the right would be me. The blue is the angle of my throat and the orange shows how the skin makes a curved slope from my chin to my neck, unlike the other picture. Is there any type of surgery to fix this? If there is it seems like it would be dangerous since it's dealing with the throat. Thanks in advance.
December 17, 2014
Answer: Forward Trachea You are astute in picking up that your neck structures are likely "forward". What this means is that because of the location of the larynx /"adam's apple", you don't have as good of a neck-jaw (cervical-mental) relationship than might be ideal. However, depending on your situation, this can often be improved with surgery (e.g. chin augmentation, liposuction, cervicoplasty, etc.). Good luck to you.
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December 17, 2014
Answer: Forward Trachea You are astute in picking up that your neck structures are likely "forward". What this means is that because of the location of the larynx /"adam's apple", you don't have as good of a neck-jaw (cervical-mental) relationship than might be ideal. However, depending on your situation, this can often be improved with surgery (e.g. chin augmentation, liposuction, cervicoplasty, etc.). Good luck to you.
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December 17, 2014
Answer: Cervicomental Angle Enhancement It is not clear based on your description and diagram that you really mean 'trachea' as we think of it. A prominent trachea lies below the level of the cervicomental angle which is what you are demonstrating. What you are desirous of is a sharper cervicomental angle. Since it appears you are young this can likely be achieved through a submentoplasty procedure where the subplatysmal fat is removed and the neck muscles tightened.
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December 17, 2014
Answer: Cervicomental Angle Enhancement It is not clear based on your description and diagram that you really mean 'trachea' as we think of it. A prominent trachea lies below the level of the cervicomental angle which is what you are demonstrating. What you are desirous of is a sharper cervicomental angle. Since it appears you are young this can likely be achieved through a submentoplasty procedure where the subplatysmal fat is removed and the neck muscles tightened.
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