A bit scared and not sure what to do

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Hi guys im new here and never posted before and I just happend to be

doing jaw surgery searches and lucked out and found this place .

Basically when I was 15 I had braces for 3 years and when I was done

I had perfect teeth just a slight gummy smile but nothing really

major anyways I being in high school at the time never wanted to

wear the retainer feeling that I would talk funny in school etc so I

after getting my braces off I never picked up the retainer and went

on with life as usual enjoying my nice smile. About 7 or 8 years

later I started to notice a clicking sound in my jaw when I would

eat sometimes and it seemed like from that point on over the years I

started to notice my four front teeth shifting out a bit over time

and guess when you have had perfect teeth you really notice when

they start to go crooked . I always wanted to get they fixed again

because as a kid you get teased and stuff and so remembering that

you never want to go through that again etc and also you get use to

a nice smile so you dont want to see it get worse over time so

basically I finally went to see a couple orthodontists and after my

consultation they both said I needed to have upper jaw surgery to

get my bite right . My bite now feels normal and I can close all the

way but my jaw does click when I chew and the overbite I do have

seems to look mainly from the four front teeth moving out etc.

I also went to see a surgeon and hear him out and he said they

would move my upper jaw up higher and back in more on an angle down

a bit and maybe make my chin a bit more prenounced etc so this to me

sounded and sounds soooooooo scary I mean I read a lot of the posts

and still its a scary thing to deal with and I guess I have the same

fears as many that you will look different and not look like you

anymore and you hear some people say they lose feeling in their face

and lips etc for a long time and I get worried what if it never

comes back or what if after the surgery you dont look as good or a

bit odd etc. Its such a stressful thing to deal with and im 33 now

im wondering if im making too much out of a few crooked teeth I mean

I want them perfect again but guess im wondering if surgery is worth

the risk and stuff ? When I first looked into an orthodontist I

figured they would just make me wear braces and then a retainer but

when I asked them they seemed like it wasnt an option and the only

way they could improve on my smile was to have the surgery done so

sounds to me like they wont even do the work if i dont do it .

Like a lot of people im really scared and not sure what to do or

where to turn and its so hard to find information on the net mainly

all you get is adds from other orthodontists etc saying what they

offer etc but I wanted to hear from people who had the surgery done

and went through the pain and the overall finished look and hear

what they said and if it was bad or worth it etc?

Sorry for writing so much I just wanted to give people a good idea

of my situation so they can better give me some advice and help. I

guess im feel like im at the dammed if you do dammed if you dont

stage and a bit discouraged really . Most people say your teeth

are fine or they are not that bad etc but like i said earlier they

are not nice and perfect like they use to be and im worried they are

just getting worse and so any advice would really be helpful and

would mean a lot to me because its a scary and really stressful

thing to have to think about and try to decide what to do. I saw

some adds of people looking forward to getting their operations and

here i am thinking of how they basically cut out above your teeth

and gums what is your skeleton and then there is the chin do i

leave it or let them make it a bit more prenounced? any help would

mean a lot and this site really is a great thing and nice that there

are people that care out there to share their thoughts and feelings

and experiences