Jaw asymmetry...

[Guest guest]

Sigh...I don't really know why I'm posting this. Guess I'm just

checking to see if there's any here like me. I have jaw asymmetry.

One side is broad, the other narrow. In fact, I look completely

different from both sides, and I hate the way I look from the front

and the left side. Sometimes I look like some sort of alien,

depending on the lighting. I read up on Orthognathic surgery and it

seems like something that takes years of work, huge sums of money,

and has many risks. I don't have any pain, problems chewing, etc, I

just completely hate the way I look. I'm thinking about it

throughout the entire day and it drives me crazy. I read about all

these bolts and screws and jaws being cut apart and it sounded

pretty scary. Are bolts or plates in your jaw forever? Then looking

at the cost of surgery, crazy, I can't afford that, and I don't

think any insurance company would want to cover something cosmetic

like this. I suppose I'm forever stuck with this jaw asymmetry. It

sucks really, but I don't see any good or realistic solutions.

Anyone here with the same problem? Anyone here had Orthognathic

surgery because of one side of your jaw being too wide compared to

the other, or know of any examples with before/after pics? Thanks

for any info and for reading this. I don't think I'll ever change my

situation so I guess I was looking for some place to vent.

I put my pics up just so you can see what I'm talking about. The

pic is called asymmetry and isn't in a folder, just at the end of

the photo section. I thought having this acne was bad enough, but

with an asymmetric jaw, it sucks even more. I never noticed it

before because I used to be very obese just at the beginning of this

year, after losing 75 lbs I could actually see my jaw line and

noticed the asymmetry more easily. This is making me pretty

depressed.

[Guest guest]

Sigh...I don't really know why I'm posting this. Guess I'm just

checking to see if there's any here like me. I have jaw asymmetry.

One side is broad, the other narrow. In fact, I look completely

different from both sides, and I hate the way I look from the front

and the left side. Sometimes I look like some sort of alien,

depending on the lighting. I read up on Orthognathic surgery and it

seems like something that takes years of work, huge sums of money,

and has many risks. I don't have any pain, problems chewing, etc, I

just completely hate the way I look. I'm thinking about it

throughout the entire day and it drives me crazy. I read about all

these bolts and screws and jaws being cut apart and it sounded

pretty scary. Are bolts or plates in your jaw forever? Then looking

at the cost of surgery, crazy, I can't afford that, and I don't

think any insurance company would want to cover something cosmetic

like this. I suppose I'm forever stuck with this jaw asymmetry. It

sucks really, but I don't see any good or realistic solutions.

Anyone here with the same problem? Anyone here had Orthognathic

surgery because of one side of your jaw being too wide compared to

the other, or know of any examples with before/after pics? Thanks

for any info and for reading this. I don't think I'll ever change my

situation so I guess I was looking for some place to vent.

I put my pics up just so you can see what I'm talking about. The

pic is called asymmetry and isn't in a folder, just at the end of

the photo section. I thought having this acne was bad enough, but

with an asymmetric jaw, it sucks even more. I never noticed it

before because I used to be very obese just at the beginning of this

year, after losing 75 lbs I could actually see my jaw line and

noticed the asymmetry more easily. This is making me pretty

depressed.