upper jaw surgery concerened is it worth it???

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The reason I started considering upper jaw surgery was mostly for

esthetic reasons, In my teenage years I had realy crooked teeth and

through out the orthodontic treatment found out my teeth had a class

3 relationship they suggested surgery to push the lower jaw back

which i decided against. (which is a good thing because now they

said that that would have been wrong and would had made me look like

i had no chin)So instead they pulled 1 first molar on my botton jaw

1 on the left 1 on the right......But anyways ten years later I was

getting my teeth whitened and the dentist brought up vaneers, but

also said she thought I was a perfectionist and not to do vaneers if

I may ever consider jaw surgery......

As it stands today my bite feels fine and with the lower teeth

slightly leaned in they fit inside my upper teeth even with room to

spare, I have no functional problems, I can breath fine too.....

Here are the reasons for considering the surgery

1. I don't have that big toothy smile all the actresses have and

when ever I see other girls with " big out smiles " I always wish I

had that kinda smile.

2.The od and os said if that area above my upper jaw was forward I

would age better that my face would look fuller and my top lip would

be more out.

3.the orthodontist said I could go either way surgery or not..he

said i was a pretty girl and he would not want to make me look

different but not better.

Insurance will not cover it it's considered cosmetic in my case

they want to do a 3 peice upper and widen and move forward 2-4

millimeters and they talk about a bone graft from my hip.

The main thing I dont like is not having that big out smile and

when i tip my head back the area above my upper jaw and by my nose

seem a little flat. My profile looks very slightly flat in that area

but in the past I'v gotton collegen injections in my lip and that

always seemed to balance everything out to where I liked the way my

face looked. I'm 27 and I wonder if I should accept the way I am

now and move forward or strive for perfection go through with the

surgery and risk looking different but not better I've read the

stories about the asymetrical lips from the stiches being different

and about having the nose tipped up.I don't know if I could deal

with results like that.....

stressed out.

anybody have any thoughts or experience with the same type of

situation? Is it worth it for my reasons?

thanks,