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A young woman visited me over a year ago, expressing dissatisfaction with her facial shape and contours. Due to her professional requirements, she desired to appear more charming and alluring. She humorously remarked that she aspired to resemble a quintessential "beauty." This encounter prompted me to reflect on what constitutes an ideal "beauty" in facial features.
In my view, the most captivating aspects of the lower face are the lips and chin. The subtle groove connecting the lower lip to the chin, often likened to a waistline, plays a key role in overall appeal. This patient had protruding upper and lower jaw bones, which prevented her lips from closing naturally, diminished the prominence of that groove, and resulted in a chin that was overly long and lacked delicacy—all contributing to an unflattering appearance.
To address these issues, we employed jaw surgery to reposition the upper and lower jaw bones inward, combined with chin shaping procedures. This holistic approach simultaneously refined the lip shape, enhanced the groove, and sculpted the chin for a more balanced profile.
Several months later, during a follow-up, she shared that her acquaintances now described her as a true beauty. This transformation underscores the potential of targeted orthopaedic interventions to align facial features with personal and professional aspirations.