Please...I can really really use some advice!! Thanks for reading...

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I am a 27 year old female that recently decided that I wanted to have

plastic surgery on my chin. Basically my chin is too long and kind

of crooked. I went to one plastic surgeon (Dr. Baker) and he said he

was going to do a sliding genioplasty which would remove some bone to

make my chin shorter. I then decided to see another surgeon (Dr.

Posnick)just for a second opinion. He told me that I had a major jaw

malformation and this is what was causing the long chin and the

assymetry. He told me about the surgery (which sounds scary as hell)

and that I would need at least a year to a year and a half of

orthodontal work before I can have the surgery. I don't have any of

the major problems that other people have when getting this surgery.

I have no jaw/facial pain, no problems eating or chewing, and my

speech is fine. I also wore braces from the ages of 12-16 so I would

hate to have to do this again. I know I don't have the nicest

looking bite but its not one of my huge concerns, esp. since I am so

much more focused on my chin. Dr. Posnick also insisted that if I get

the genioplasty from Dr. Baker rather than orthogathnic surgery that

I would not be happy with the results. Oh, and all of this would

cost about a lovely $20k which is money I absolutely don't have. So

I left his office hysterical crying and feeling like an ugly freak

(he told me that I have a long, flat face. Yes, my face is somewhat

long, which is due a lot in part to the chin, but I never thought of

my face as flat and I am told that I am pretty) So anyway I went back

to Dr. Baker shortly after seeing Dr. Posnick on the same day. I

basically walked into his office crying and he said 'let me guess,

you've seen Dr. Posnick'. Its kind of funny that all the plastic

surgeons in my city know each other. So both of these men happen to

specialize in the same type of surgery, but they disagree with what

should be done. Dr. Baker thinks we can correct most of the problem

that I am concerned about with a sliding genioplasty (which will only

cost me $5000) and Dr. Posnick thinks it would be a bad idea and I

would be unhappy. I trust both of these doctors as they are both top

top surgeons in my city, so I am having trouble making a decision.

Does it sounds like I would really need this orthognathic surgery??

I mean, it does sound like it would make everything look perfect, but

i don't feel that I need perfect teeth/bite. But I'm also

thinking 'what if I get this chin reduction surgery (the sliding

genioplasty) and it ends up looking terrible. Please, please,

someone give me some advice. I am soooo confused!! thanks!