How Can I Improve My Convex Facial Profile?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 18 year old guy, and it has been pointed out to be that i have a convex profile, this makes my nose look bigger witch i hate. My facial convexity angle is about 159 and i was hoping there was a way i could get it to 165. And i was a permeant solution filler is not an option for me. I wouldn’t mind surgery if i needed it, but i also don’t know weather my sutures are closed. Any advice is appreciated.

A:With a convex facial profile this usually means there is a recessed chin as the primarily culprit. Surgical chin augmentation would be the only effective solution and the options are either a chin implant or a sliding genioplasty procedure. To verify is this is an effective approach as well as how much chin augmentation is needed I would need a side profile picture to do some imaging.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon