Another How to Begin Question

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I'm 25 and have a very crooked jaw; it's getting worse every year. I

had a consult with a plastic surgeon in the spring just to see if

there was anything " superficial " they could do--because I didn't

expect to be able to afford bone correction. He confimed that I had

" hemimandibular hyperplasia " and suggested I ask around at university

hospitals to see if someone would be interested in treating it in

connection with academic research, which might be cheaper; he said

he'd refer me, but never did.

So my question is this: do I obnoxiously call all the oral surgeons at

university hospitals in my area (there are a lot--I live in Boston)?

Or just go to an orthodontist and hope that eventually they recommend

surgery?

It frustrates me that I stopped going to the orthodontist (age 14) as

soon as he noticed this; he basically dismissed me! Ugh.

Cheers to all--