Are there non surgical options that can correct asymmetry in the jaw and balance my face? (photos)
February 27, 2023
Asked By:Neat209559 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
One side of my jaw is larger than the other and its been a huge self confidence issue for me for a long time. Im almost 30 and have EDS so my skin seems to be sagging a bit now and i think that is contributing even more to my selfconsiousness. Im wondering if there are non surgical ways to help balance out my face or if I just need to get a surgery?
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I would ideally do it all in one, but if not feasible for you, set the contour of the bone, let the soft tissue adapt and heal, then treat the soft tissue after a few months if you still need to. There is a scenario with contouring the bone that the soft tissue adapts well enough such that you...
If you are going for the pics on the right, you need to augment the angles. That will bring your jaw width better in line with your cheek width (bigonial width: bizygomatic width). Your jawline definition is good but you have rounding at the angle of the jaw and augmentation would sharpen that...
Your chin is asymmetric as well, so I would correct that with a genioplasty and then contour the jawline on both sides to balance out the entire jawline. You can’t really contour the chin alone because the soft tissue won’t adapt when you reduce by contouring. You have an asymmetry that beg...