Please examine the pictures so I know which procedures I can get to maximize appearance and minimize discomfort in the lower half of my face. Thank you.
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H. George Brennan, MD, FACS - Account Suspended says:
It appears from your photographs that you have both conditions. You should consult with an expert facial plastic surgeon or a maxillofacial surgeon. The more simple correction would be to consider facial implants. The more complex solution calls for the reconstructing the bony framework of...
Your primary issue is the underdevelopment of the entire lower jaw. The ideal would be to increase the overbite/overjet with orthodontics (despite your past orthodontics) and advance the lower jaw to achieve the goal. A masking approach with a genioplasty and jawline augmentation is a second...
You appear to have a differential growth issue but the situation does not need correction usually unless you have esthetic concerns or significant symptoms