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Should I get cosmetic surgery for my jaw?
I'm like the bloke here: http://orthocj.com/2000/06/a-patients-guide-to-orthognathic-surgery/
search for "Reduction of the Lower Jaw"
I don't have issues chewing like some other people where only their back molars touch - believe me I can eat triple patty burgers, steaks, etc. I don't have jaw pain, headaches - but I do snore - however I think that's more likely a combination of weight and weak muscles. Consequently with this type of underbite no quick fix anti-snore devices will help me. My teeth are remarkably in pretty good shape. If I didn't have my Jay Leno jaw, they'd be okay except for a chip I got on one tooth when I smashed my face five years ago.
However the recovery is lengthy and there's no guarantee you get your nerves functioning in your lips or parts of the jaw. In the worst case you lose your teeth or your gums start retreating or something. And every blog I come across where the results are good, there's still lingering facial effects. Never mind what the hell I'm going to do staying in, not trying new restaurants, sucking whisky from a straw for six months.
http://mybrokenface.wordpress.com/
And some people who go for the surgery have such a slight issue: http://www.thunderandthreads.com/2013/03/my-underbite-experience-pre-surgery.html
I can never smile with teeth in photographs so you get a smirk from me. I save on teeth whiteners. If I'm seated in front of a mirror or I'm self-conscious, I relax my jaw (much like the girl above) so it doesn't exasperate the issue.
I'm like the bloke here: http://orthocj.com/2000/06/a-patients-guide-to-orthognathic-surgery/
search for "Reduction of the Lower Jaw"
I don't have issues chewing like some other people where only their back molars touch - believe me I can eat triple patty burgers, steaks, etc. I don't have jaw pain, headaches - but I do snore - however I think that's more likely a combination of weight and weak muscles. Consequently with this type of underbite no quick fix anti-snore devices will help me. My teeth are remarkably in pretty good shape. If I didn't have my Jay Leno jaw, they'd be okay except for a chip I got on one tooth when I smashed my face five years ago.
However the recovery is lengthy and there's no guarantee you get your nerves functioning in your lips or parts of the jaw. In the worst case you lose your teeth or your gums start retreating or something. And every blog I come across where the results are good, there's still lingering facial effects. Never mind what the hell I'm going to do staying in, not trying new restaurants, sucking whisky from a straw for six months.
http://mybrokenface.wordpress.com/
And some people who go for the surgery have such a slight issue: http://www.thunderandthreads.com/2013/03/my-underbite-experience-pre-surgery.html
I can never smile with teeth in photographs so you get a smirk from me. I save on teeth whiteners. If I'm seated in front of a mirror or I'm self-conscious, I relax my jaw (much like the girl above) so it doesn't exasperate the issue.