Maxilla
The upper-jaw bone that supports the midface. Forward maxillary growth underpins cheekbones, eye support, and a strong profile.
The maxilla is the upper jaw — the central bone of the midface that carries the upper teeth, floor of the eye sockets, and base of the nose. Its forward growth is one of the most important structural factors in facial attractiveness because it supports the cheekbones, provides under-eye support (reducing dark hollows), and produces a straight, projected profile.
A recessed maxilla pulls the midface back and down, causing flat cheeks, under-eye shadowing, a longer-looking face, and often a compensating recessed chin. Because it affects so many visible features at once, maxillary position is a high-impact structural trait.
What does a recessed maxilla look like?
Flat cheeks, under-eye hollows, a longer midface, weaker nose base support, and often a recessed chin.
Can you fix a recessed maxilla?
In adults, meaningfully only via orthodontics/surgery (e.g. MSE, jaw surgery). Posture claims are largely overstated.
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