Author Topic: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)  (Read 2588 times)

Thor

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Hello,

I am really self conscious about my side profile. I've been aware of that after someone said at high school that even Cleopatra nose is shorter than mine.

I thought that my nose was the main thing, but I noticed recently that the bottom of my face is a bit weak. What do you think about it? Should I get surgery for my nose and/or my chin? I like how straight my nose is, but it sticks out too much.

Also I never had braces, my teeth are pretty straight, but when I smile we can't really see my bottom teeth. Is this possible that I need braces to correct this?

Thank your for your answers.
« Last Edit: May 18, 2017, 10:35:16 AM by Thor »

Rich guy

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Re: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2017, 07:38:41 PM »
Where are your pics? If u show me your profile, maybe I can help

Thor

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Re: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2017, 12:47:56 AM »

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Re: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2017, 01:26:02 AM »
Nothing wrong with the nose itself. You just have a short face
What does your smile look like?

Thor

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Re: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2017, 01:54:00 AM »

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Re: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2017, 02:36:03 AM »
Ideal correction is decompensate teeth to create overjet, move lower jaw forward via BSSO, and genioplasty to add vertical length to chin along with maybe 2-3 mm projection.  Your nose is fine.

kjohnt

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Re: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2017, 02:38:55 AM »
And you may be able to do a chin wing instead of all that, but I'm less familiar with that procedure.

Thor

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Re: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2017, 12:18:34 PM »
If I do that, do I need braces to correct this problem?

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Re: I hate my side profile. Should I get surgery? (pic included)
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2017, 03:06:44 AM »
Ideal correction is decompensate teeth to create overjet, move lower jaw forward via BSSO, and genioplasty to add vertical length to chin along with maybe 2-3 mm projection.  Your nose is fine.
That won't make a cosmetic difference. In order to normalize his profile, he needs CCW bimax so that the bite can stay the same. That way there's probably no need for a genio. The nose is fine, but it appears overprojected due to the recession.