Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 I'd think the best option would be to make an appointment (for which you may have to pay -- ask first) with your ortho and/or surgeon to see what your options might be. It could well be that if you're going on with the surgery, you'll need the braces again, and that the docs will have to put your teeth into a different alignment that they have just now, so that they'll be right after the surgery. It's no big deal to have the braces put on again, except financially! i think, though, if I were your docs, I'd perhaps ask you to wait a bit and be sure of what you really want. You actually may need to wait a bit for the surgery to be sure you get to the end of your growth first. Meantime, Please don't feel yourself " self-conscious " or " ugly. " You need to feel good about yourself whether or not you have the surgery. You are only " ugly " if that's how you act. And while I believe that the relationship of your jaws can be important to your function and health, and can give you cosmetic improvement, resolving your bite issues is not, most likely, gonna revolutionize your life. I hope things go well for you, and that you can be happier with yourself, however the matters of your jaws turn out.. Cammie > Hi everyone. I am a 17 year old girl who last year got my braces off > and decided not to get surgery to correct my larger lower jaw. I > decided against it because I was scared to get surgery. Now, I am > really regretting my decision because I am so self concious about > it. It is always on my mind and it makes me feel so ugly. I really > want to have the surgery done, but now I don't even have braces on. > I really need some good advice. If anyone can help me I would > really appreciate it. > Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 Hi Melisa, I would agree with Cammie with sayinging make an appointment and go from there. I like you also have a larger lower jaw, and I am waitning for surgery, but as I am only 16 I have to wait until I am a bit older until I can have the surgery. I also feel really self-concious about my jaw and am also thinking about it when I am with other people, and I hate how I look when I see how my friends look. But knowing that it will be corrected definitely helps. Good luck to you, let me know what you decide. >From: ceast36532 <no_reply > >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Re: i need help! >Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 18:10:33 -0000 > >I'd think the best option would be to make an appointment (for which >you may have to pay -- ask first) with your ortho and/or surgeon to >see what your options might be. > >It could well be that if you're going on with the surgery, you'll >need the braces again, and that the docs will have to put your teeth >into a different alignment that they have just now, so that they'll >be right after the surgery. > >It's no big deal to have the braces put on again, except financially! >i think, though, if I were your docs, I'd perhaps ask you to wait a >bit and be sure of what you really want. You actually may need to >wait a bit for the surgery to be sure you get to the end of your >growth first. > >Meantime, Please don't feel yourself " self-conscious " or " ugly. " You >need to feel good about yourself whether or not you have the surgery. >You are only " ugly " if that's how you act. And while I believe that >the relationship of your jaws can be important to your function and >health, and can give you cosmetic improvement, resolving your bite >issues is not, most likely, gonna revolutionize your life. > > >I hope things go well for you, and that you can be happier with >yourself, however the matters of your jaws turn out.. > >Cammie > > > > Hi everyone. I am a 17 year old girl who last year got my braces >off > > and decided not to get surgery to correct my larger lower jaw. I > > decided against it because I was scared to get surgery. Now, I am > > really regretting my decision because I am so self concious about > > it. It is always on my mind and it makes me feel so ugly. I >really > > want to have the surgery done, but now I don't even have braces >on. > > I really need some good advice. If anyone can help me I would > > really appreciate it. > > Thanks, > > > _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 Hi Melisa, I would agree with Cammie with sayinging make an appointment and go from there. I like you also have a larger lower jaw, and I am waitning for surgery, but as I am only 16 I have to wait until I am a bit older until I can have the surgery. I also feel really self-concious about my jaw and am also thinking about it when I am with other people, and I hate how I look when I see how my friends look. But knowing that it will be corrected definitely helps. Good luck to you, let me know what you decide. >From: ceast36532 <no_reply > >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Re: i need help! >Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 18:10:33 -0000 > >I'd think the best option would be to make an appointment (for which >you may have to pay -- ask first) with your ortho and/or surgeon to >see what your options might be. > >It could well be that if you're going on with the surgery, you'll >need the braces again, and that the docs will have to put your teeth >into a different alignment that they have just now, so that they'll >be right after the surgery. > >It's no big deal to have the braces put on again, except financially! >i think, though, if I were your docs, I'd perhaps ask you to wait a >bit and be sure of what you really want. You actually may need to >wait a bit for the surgery to be sure you get to the end of your >growth first. > >Meantime, Please don't feel yourself " self-conscious " or " ugly. " You >need to feel good about yourself whether or not you have the surgery. >You are only " ugly " if that's how you act. And while I believe that >the relationship of your jaws can be important to your function and >health, and can give you cosmetic improvement, resolving your bite >issues is not, most likely, gonna revolutionize your life. > > >I hope things go well for you, and that you can be happier with >yourself, however the matters of your jaws turn out.. > >Cammie > > > > Hi everyone. I am a 17 year old girl who last year got my braces >off > > and decided not to get surgery to correct my larger lower jaw. I > > decided against it because I was scared to get surgery. Now, I am > > really regretting my decision because I am so self concious about > > it. It is always on my mind and it makes me feel so ugly. I >really > > want to have the surgery done, but now I don't even have braces >on. > > I really need some good advice. If anyone can help me I would > > really appreciate it. > > Thanks, > > > _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 I can't believe I actually typed this in: " It's no big deal to have the braces put on again, except financially! " It would be a very big deal to me if someone suggested that I do it again. But I guess that I can be dismissive about it shows first, how much easier the whole process was (for me -- not for everybody) than I thought it would be. And second, that I learned some things that I can do and manage that I found just impossible to accept before I started it all. Cammie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 I can't believe I actually typed this in: " It's no big deal to have the braces put on again, except financially! " It would be a very big deal to me if someone suggested that I do it again. But I guess that I can be dismissive about it shows first, how much easier the whole process was (for me -- not for everybody) than I thought it would be. And second, that I learned some things that I can do and manage that I found just impossible to accept before I started it all. Cammie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 I can't believe I actually typed this in: " It's no big deal to have the braces put on again, except financially! " It would be a very big deal to me if someone suggested that I do it again. But I guess that I can be dismissive about it shows first, how much easier the whole process was (for me -- not for everybody) than I thought it would be. And second, that I learned some things that I can do and manage that I found just impossible to accept before I started it all. Cammie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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