Patient education
Jaw Contouring Surgery: Guides
Twelve guides to the width of the lower face. They assume you have already read what a chin operation is; what they add is that projection and width are two different operations, that bone, muscle and fat are three different targets, and that removing bone is easier than restoring it.
All guides
12 guides
- Chin Projection and Jaw Width Are Two Different OperationsScope
- The Jaw Angle: What Changing It Does From the FrontAnatomy
- Bone, Muscle or Fat: Which Layer Is Making the Jaw Look WideAssessment
- The Mandibular Border: Where a Jawline Is Defined, and Where It Is LostAnatomy
- Who Is a Candidate for Jaw Contouring, and Who Is NotCandidacy
- The Marginal Mandibular Nerve: The Risk That Shapes the PlanRisks
- How Jaw Contouring Is Planned, and What Imaging AddsPreparation
- Recovery After Jaw Contouring: Swelling, Diet and SpeechRecovery
- Facial Filler as a Test of Jaw Width: What It Can and Cannot ShowDecisions
- What Jaw Contouring Cannot ChangeLimits
- Revision After Jaw Contouring: What Can Be Added BackRevision
- When the Honest Answer Is to Narrow NothingCandidacy
Start by finding out which layer is wide
Arrange an assessment. We will establish whether the width comes from the bone, the muscle or the fat, what imaging shows about how much can safely be removed, and where the nerve runs in your case.