Can masseter muscle removal damage SMAS?

When you are not smiling your facial balance looks good. Facial changes when animating are difficult to change. In your case, some minor changes can be made to both the vertical height and horizontal projection with chin shaving. A Ct would be helpful to determine your vertical chin height.

My recommendation would be a genioplasty for the chin and jawline contouring. A genioplasty would bring your chin down and elongate the jawline. It would also round out the chin to create a softer appearance. Jawline contouring will slim down the jawline, creating a rounder look. However, there...

Jaw reduction surgery involves the removal of bone and reshaping of the jawline to achieve a more desirable facial appearance. While this surgery can improve facial symmetry, it can also potentially affect your ability to withstand blows to the face, such as those that occur in MMA or kickboxing...

To address your concern, you may want to consider consulting with a plastic surgeon who specializes in facial procedures. The surgeon will examine your chin and determine the extent of the asymmetry and the best approach to address your concerns. In terms of insurance coverage, you may want to...

I would need to see the jawline in frontal view but in profile you can see a sharp definition and masseter prominence, that’s why jawline contouring with or without masseter reduction may be a good option. One of the things you are seeing more is that your chin is protrusive—I say that bec...

You have a yaw of your lower jaw, meaning the back part at the angle of your jaw is kicked out on the right side. It is a little tucked in on the left, but not too much. That is why your right angle is more defined and your left is more rounded which you can really see on your 3/4 pics. Your...