Can I achieve an oval shaped face with jaw surgery?

Sliding genioplasty is a chin augmentation technique that moves the chin bone below the level of the anterior mandibular tooth roots, thus having no negative effect on them. Besides being a 'natural' chin augmentation method, it can change both the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the chin....

You have an overactive muscle in this area. A little botox or dysport will help to relax the muscle and should decrease the wrinkles.  Will need to repeat every 3-4 months.

It would not be rare to develop jaw angle asymmetry after a sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible. This can occur from asymmetry of the angles before surgery, how the bone segments were cut and put together, how much the jaw was advanced or as a result of the healing process. When treating...

There is no question that the ideal treatment would be 'extensive jaw' surgery consisting of an upper jaw shortening and lower jaw advancement. This would require orthodontics before and after this type of operation. An alternative lesser operation (one hour with no orthodontics) is a sliding...

A pointy chin can be reduced and the jawline evened out by reducing the bony prominence and removing any excess soft tissue. That is best done through a submental incision. The lower edge of the chin bone can then be made even with the rest of the jawline behind it.

Minor corrections can be corrected by contouring with a bur.  Vertical reduction over 3-4mm often required making a cut in the mid portion of the chin to retain the natural shape of the chin.  Simply shaving if off from the bottom may leave an undesired and unnatural appearance of the...