Hi - My chin sticks out and gets worse when I smile. It makes my side profile look terrible. I can't tell if it's a chin issue or a teeth/jaw issue. I had braces before and now my teeth are sticking out a little bit forward. What doctors/procedures can be recommended to me? I am considering a rhinoplasty/lip injections to balance out my side profile. But, I am not sure if that is the best recommendation for me. I really want to be able to smile confidently without my side profile looking so strange.
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Rest assured most people don't see it, or if they notice something they can't put their finger on it.
Secondly, in my practice, when I show patients pictures of other people with facial asymmetry they find it hard to see it unless I point out specific features.
Regardless, there are several ...
Ptosis means hanging down. The implant is not hanging down, rather the lateral ends or "wings" of the implant are being pulled up when you smile.
There are possible reasons for this:
the implant is not seeded correctly. The implant has a lip that wraps over the margin of the mandible. It is p...
Dynamic changes that occur when people animate (contract facial muscles) are difficult to change. It is best to seek improvement for conditions that are present without animating. However, you might want to consider some botox to selected muscles to diminish theireffect when you smile.
