Mr Mattine · Function, symmetry and a more defined jawline
Jaw Surgery and Facial Asymmetry
Corrective jaw surgery, jawline enhancement and treatment of facial asymmetry, planned around the bone and soft tissue behind each concern.
Jaw surgery
When the jaw affects how you function and look
Deformities of the jaws can cause problems with speaking, eating, swallowing and breathing. They can also affect facial harmony.
In a relatively small group of patients they may lead to sleep-related disorders and significant general health problems.
Corrective surgery
Realigning the jaws and teeth
Corrective jaw surgery, also called orthognathic surgery, corrects abnormalities of the jaw bones and realigns the jaws and teeth. The aim is to improve both function and appearance.
It can treat a large protruding jaw, a weak and severely receded chin, or poorly balanced facial features, giving better symmetry and harmony.
The jawline
Why some jawlines lose definition
The shape of the jawline depends on the bone beneath and the soft tissue above it. With age, skin and tissue loosen and sag, fat is deposited and bone is lost, which can lead to jowls and a poorly defined jawline.
In younger people, a jaw that is underdeveloped can leave too little bone support and volume. Men often want a more chiselled jawline, while women often want one that is delicate yet tight and sharp.
Jawline enhancement
Surgery compared with temporary treatments
Each approach should be individualised to the cause of the problem and to your needs.
Non-surgical tightening
Thread lifts are often overstated and fail to create a lasting effect, and many patients experience complications and are left unsatisfied.
Fillers give acceptable short-term results that often need repeating. Many of these treatments are pricey and temporary.
Jawline surgery
Surgery is relatively permanent and highly effective. It can create a defined, sharper jawline and mandibular angle, contour the chin and jawline, and lift the jowls for a more youthful look.
Combined approach
Often several procedures at once
The best outcome usually involves more than one approach.
Liposuction
Removes fat under the skin and refashions the chin and neck contour.
Neck lift
Removes excess skin and tightens the deeper supporting structures of the neck. It can be done alone or with a facelift, and a lower face and neck lift remains the gold standard in older patients.
Chin and jaw surgery
A receding chin or underdeveloped jaw leaves too little skeletal support for the soft tissue. Osteotomy, genioplasty or an implant is often needed to improve the jaw and neck contour.
Buccal fat pad removal
Can be used in some patients to improve the overall look of the jawline.
Gonial angle reduction
Shaves prominent, squarish mandibular angles for a slimmer appearance.
Facial asymmetry
Treating an uneven face
The face is rarely perfectly symmetrical. A pronounced difference between the two sides can be unwelcome, and sometimes points to an underlying congenital, developmental or acquired cause. It is often most visible in the lower third of the face.
Soft tissue surgery
Fat grafting, brow lift, face and neck lift, midface lift, hairline alteration, buccal fat removal, soft tissue transfer for volume or support, facial slings, scar revision and soft tissue excision, and oculoplastic surgery to alter the shape of the eyes.
Hard tissue surgery
Jaw surgery, facial implants, and facial bone reduction, shaving or contouring.
Non-surgical options
Botox and fillers.
Choosing the treatment
The cause may lie in soft tissue, hard tissue or a combination of both, and the treatment depends on which.
A technique designed for the neck and jawline
Mr Mattine has designed a technique to treat excess fat and skin in the neck and define the jawline.
The results
Surgery is ultimately judged not by its description, but by what it achieves.
Explore a selection of primary, revision and complex facial surgery cases performed by Mr Mattine.
Jaw Surgery
Frequently asked questions
It is corrective jaw surgery. It corrects abnormalities of the jaw bones and realigns the jaws and teeth, improving both function and facial appearance.
A reputation built on results
Surgery is ultimately judged not by its description, but by what it achieves.
Explore a selection of primary, revision and complex facial surgery cases performed by Mr Mattine, then arrange a consultation in London or Birmingham.