Am I a good candidate for a jaw reduction? What are my options? (photos)

The vertical facial growth pattern can require a 'bite' change correction; and a 'shortening' of the chin to 'level the slope' of the jawline. Talk to a Maxillofacial surgeon who can assist and use Xray images to review with you

It is all about dimensions . If you have a narrow palate and gummy smile, the upper jaw grew too long and can be corrected surgically. 

The left half of your facial bones is larger than the right. This is correctable by shaving the jaw bone all the way to the chin on the left side and moving the cheekbone inward on the left side as well. Most of the procedure is performed from inside your mouth. It is about a 2-3 hour procedure ...

It is absolutely possible to contour the jaw without plates or screws. I do this through incisions inside the mouth and sculpt the bone with a powered rasp. The worst part about recovery is swelling of the masseter muscle which could last as much as several months but gradually goes...

Believe it or not, I have a lot of patients that request to have your jawline. With that being said, reducing the width of the back of the jaw is a pretty routine procedure in my practice. Incisions are made in the mouth, and the bone is sculpted with a powered rasp. The muscle that...

Botox just addresses muscle bulk, so if a large masseter (chewing) muscle is why your jaw is wide it can make a nice difference.  Is some patients, though, the jaw bone itself is much more prominent than the muscle and botox does very little for these patients.  The other downside to botox is th...