I'm looking for advice based on normal pictures to achieve a more harmonic, more masculine look.
The reason I'm looking for advice is because I'm a bit hesitant to spend 1000 usd on CT and X-ray scans because I'm not even sure if I could benefit from any surgeries. I know it's not easy to give any advice without those, but I hope I could get some useful information based on normal pictures.
I have asked already a few surgeons online and I talked with one maxillofacial surgeon and orthodontist face to face.
The
online evaluations resulted in the following suggestions (from different surgeons):
- double jaw surgery and genioplasty
- only double jaw surgery
- only geinoplasty (cheapest option)
- V-line surgery with fat grafting under eyes (I find the V-line a bit odd)
- double jaw surgery + ASO (three jaw surgery basically) + genioplasty (most expensive option)
I'm not an expert in this area, so please forgive me if I make mistakes with terminology or anything related to this topic.
The
face to face consultation with an orthodontist and maxillofacial surgeon:
The surgeon told me, my jaw and bite are not that bad at all and he does not recommend double jaw surgery. He told me that my side profile is somewhat recessed but it is still within an okay range and probably a double jaw surgery would not give me a much better look. He even told me that probably my profile would more flat after surgery and it's not necessarily more harmonic than my profile now.
However, he told me maybe genioplasty with implant would be a solution to achieve a more harmonic look (a little bit of contradiction here I think).
He also mentioned that I might need a revision surgery many years later and it's possible that it will look fake. Note that I went to a big hospital in East Asia as a Caucasian male (29). It was a general hospital so not specalized place for jaw surgeries.
My concerns about my look and questions related to it:
- My upper lip is protruded, and in some lighting I have noticeable nasolabial folds (and I always had, not age related problem). I'm wondering if braces or/and jaw surgery could help with that.
- I dislike my smile but I'm also wondering if it is possible to change it with braces or surgery. Like, I show only 8 or 6 teeth when I'm smiling and it would be nice to have a fuller smile with less "empty" space showing
- Overall, my cheeks look flat (for me), and I'm wondering if my maxilla recessed and 2 jaw surgery would help on that. I was also thinking if fillers only could improve that area and my look in general.
- I believe I have mild plagiocephaly, I just share this because it could be relevant.
- Something I dislike is that my chin and jaw from the front view are a bit small, not too masculine. Do you think the above mentioned surgeries could help to get more masculine look in my lower third?
I have tried to edit my pictures but it looked really odd for me somehow. I'd appreciate it if someone could edit my pictures that could be achieved by surgeries, but maybe it's impossible to predict anyways.
What I'd like to know and find out on this forum are the followings:
- what kind of surgery could I benefit the most based on my photos?
- do you think jaw surgery would significantly improve my face harmony?
- if not jaw surgery, than is there any other recommended surgery for me?
- do you think those recommendations are legit from the doctors or they just try to get a new customer and profit?
- if I decide to get surgery, would you recommend me getting in East Asia (since I live there) or in Europe?
- I'm thinking to get braces, regardless having a surgery later or not. Treatment with braces would have any difference whether I get surgery or not?
I'm asking this because I could get the braces sooner, and I could still think about surgery later.
- Is that possible that getting those recommended surgeries would result in a worse, less harmonic (uglier?) face? I'm really afraid of putting lot of money and effort in this whole procedure and getting some devastating results in exchange.
I appreciate any help.
Pictures:
https://imgur.com/a/Dpms09V