What options are there, i.e. dental, aesthetic and surgical, to augment the appearance of my jaw?

I would say that it depends on the actual appearance of your jaw. If a patient comes to me and would like to have a more defined chin or lower jawline, there are 3 main treatments that can help. They are:

1. toxins,
2. fillers,
3. HIFU or Thermage.

Botox at the chin relax the muscles, which is known as the mentalis muscle. That would help especially when a patient has a dimpled looking chin. This occurs when the mentalis muscles are contracted. Hence, this appearance can be reversed or improved with the application of Botox to the chin.

Filler would be useful for those with a recessed chin or short and small receded chin. Fillers would be particularly useful to help achieve looks that are more defined. Similarly, for the jawline, the filler can help to actually make the contour of the jaw more obvious and defined.

Lastly, HIFU can help to lift the skin and make the jaw more obvious and contoured.

Hope this is useful!

The jaw relationship can be classed in three classes, class 1 (with minimal overbite and overjet), Class 2 (where the upper jaw protrudes out significantly) and Class 3 (where the lower jaw is forward of the upper jaw). The optional treatments depends on which.

There are really two main options, the traditional one is to do jaw surgery which is very invasive, painful, has a long recovery time and costly. If the jaw assymetry is significant, this option should be explored.

An aesthetic treatment should also be considered. This will not change the jaw relationship but it can significantly camouflage it. A successful treatment can be quite complex to achieve and we would advise you to find a very experienced aesthetic dentist.

There is a recording of a webinar, on this website, on dental veneers that you may want to have a look at to provide you with more information. https://www.human.com.sg/dental-veneers-dr-kevin-ong

In the webinar, we discuss how we were able to correct underbites without the need for any surgery.

I would say that it depends on the actual appearance of your jaw. If a patient comes to me and would like to have a more defined chin or lower jawline, there are 3 main treatments that can help. They are:

1. toxins,
2. fillers,
3. HIFU or Thermage.

Botox at the chin relax the muscles, which is known as the mentalis muscle. That would help especially when a patient has a dimpled looking chin. This occurs when the mentalis muscles are contracted. Hence, this appearance can be reversed or improved with the application of Botox to the chin.

Filler would be useful for those with a recessed chin or short and small receded chin. Fillers would be particularly useful to help achieve looks that are more defined. Similarly, for the jawline, the filler can help to actually make the contour of the jaw more obvious and defined.

Lastly, HIFU can help to lift the skin and make the jaw more obvious and contoured.

Hope this is useful!