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Objectives: I'd like to present a new term in Aesthetic Medicine: 'The Dancing Chin' to patients, physicians, dermatologists, aesthetic doctors and plastic surgeons to aware people of this phenomenon, and to get an early treatment. Introduction: The term dancing chin" refers to an over-the-top movement of the three muscles in the chin (namely the mentalis, depressor labii inferior, and depressor annuli oris) and the primary neck muscle known as the platysma, which can occur both intentionally and involuntarily, such as in the case of a tic. The pathology is known on the skin as orange skin or golf ball deformity. Dancing Chin is the phenomenon leading to this pathology. Materials / method: While examining many of my patients' faces, I noticed that their chins were moving while they spoke to me. It was difficult for me to convince them of the importance of identifying this condition, because dancing chin is often ignored by patients themselves, (because they do not speak usually in front of a mirror) but it may be noticed by their surroundings. To address this, I requested permission from some of my patients to film their lips, chin, and neck while they speak, and they agreed. Results: After examining and comparing multiple videos and merging them into one frame, I discovered that the chin moves in a "dancing" manner. Conclusion: As "Dancing chin" is a phenomenon if ignored can lead to chin deformity and facial disharmony, to avoid this problem plastic surgeons, aesthetic doctors, dermatologists, medical professionals, and patients should be aware of its aesthetic implications. Dancing chin must be popular as “orange skin”, “marionette lines”, “lion wrinkles” or “crow’s feet” (etc..) to be aware of this pathology and treat it before it leads to orange skin, golf ball deformity , marionette lines and facial ptosis.