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The reason you have that dip in your chin (known as a deep labiomental fold) is that your chin is vertically short. It is small but mainly in height and much less so horizontal projection. The correct treatment is by vertical chin lengthening through an intraoral opening wedge bony genioplasty.
From the one limited side profile photograph, it appears that the mandible is weak and recessive compared to the rest of the facial features. Consider a chin implant to bring the chin forward to help with facial balance and proportions. Chin implants are manufactured in a large variety of sizes and shapes, and can be placed under local anesthesia as an outpatient surgical procedure. In our practice, we use Implantech solid silicone anatomical chin implants for over 25 years with an excellent success rate. For more information, diagrams of the chin implants themselves, and many before and after chin implant examples, please see the link and the video below
I am not clear as to what type of jaw implants were placed, but having performed corrective jaw surgery for over 25 years where we electively release the masseter muscle during these procedures. the muscle will spontaneously reattach itself during the recovery. The same occurs when the "sling"...
The first image showing the rest position profile is important since it appears to show that the lower lip is "behind" the chin point. The balance between the lower lip and chin is important since animation /smiling will 'pull' the lip inwards towards the lower incisors. This emphasizes the...
The scar below the chin is typically undetectable, unless someone was looking at you from below your chin. Many people have scars under or near their chin from injuries in the past, especially from childhood. One way of determining if yours would be noticeable is to think about how your...
