2026-09-03
Long Face Chin Surgery, Facial Contouring Revision Surgery
A 30s woman who had previous jaw surgery sought revision for a long face and prominent secondary angles, undergoing chin reduction and re-contouring.
This is a woman in her 30s who had undergone square jaw surgery several years ago. She had only had square jaw surgery, but her face looked too long, and she wanted to reduce the length of her chin.
The patient had a rather long face, and her midface was flat and sunken. The previous square jaw surgery was excessively performed, making the secondary angles very noticeable.
In fact, when a face is long like this, performing only square jaw surgery does not yield good results. It can make the face appear even longer. Furthermore, if too much is resected, secondary angles can form, making the jawline look unnatural and clearly indicating that surgery was performed. The angle behind the ear was also almost completely removed, making it even more noticeable.
It is regrettable that during her first surgery, it would have been better if she had undergone chin length reduction along with the square jaw surgery. It would have been even better if fat grafting to the midface had been performed concurrently.
For her current surgery, the patient only wanted to reduce the length of her chin. However, to achieve even better results this time, it is much better to perform square jaw surgery together to reduce the secondary angle area. This might be difficult to understand, but...
The surgery time was approximately one hour under general anesthesia, and during the procedure, we carefully refined the border areas to minimize the prominence of the secondary angles.
She was a beautiful person, but this was a case with many regrets in various aspects.
Frequently Asked Questions
What problems can arise if only square jaw surgery is performed on a long face?
Yes, the face can appear even longer. Also, if excessively resected, secondary angles can form, making the jawline look unnatural and clearly indicating that surgery was performed.
What are secondary angles, and how can they be improved?
Secondary angles refer to unnatural angular areas that appear on the jawline after square jaw surgery. In this case, they were improved by combining chin length reduction surgery with square jaw surgery to refine the secondary angle area.
What kind of surgery did this patient receive?
This patient had previously undergone square jaw surgery but wanted chin length reduction surgery because her face looked long. During the revision surgery, square jaw surgery was performed concurrently to reduce the secondary angle area.
How long does chin length reduction surgery take?
It usually takes about an hour. Chin length reduction surgery is performed under general anesthesia.
What would have been a better approach for the first surgery to achieve better results?
Yes, it would have been better if chin length reduction surgery had been performed along with square jaw surgery. Even better results could have been expected if fat grafting to the midface had also been performed concurrently.