Dr Gabriel Siquier Dameto discusses the attractiveness, characteristics and various treatment methods for a cleft chin
What is a cleft chin?A cleft chin refers to a chin with a Y-shaped dimple in the middle.1 It’s usually a dominant genetic trait. Cleft chins form during embryological development and are caused by one of the following issues; either the mandibular processes have not fused properly at the level of the mandibular symphysis which created an indentation,2 or the chin muscles, known as the mentalis muscles, on both sides of the dimple are further apart than normal, effectively pulling in the skin around the chin area. In the vast majority of instances, chin clefting is caused by how the mentalis muscles are situated. The mentalis is a paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin. It originates from the mentum and inserts into the chin soft tissue…
