2 months 5 day: confidence

The reason I elected to have this surgery is because my doctors told me that it was my only option, medically. If I wanted to eat correctly, breath correctly, have an unobstructed airway, and not have my teeth ruined at a young age, my only option was surgery. Braces alone was not going to cut it. Besides the medical benefits, there are also cosmetic benefits to having jaw surgery. Do I think cosmetic reasons alone justify the procedure? For me, no but, I can say that my self confidence has risen since the surgery. I used to over compensate for my severe overbite, jetting my lower jaw forward at all times. I had to think before I took a picture, jaw forward but not too much, make it look natural. When I was around people I was super self conscious about it. I just thought everyone was staring at my horrible over bite and lack of lower jaw. My side profile was something I never wanted to see or anyone to see for that matter. Everyone has something about themselves that they wish was different but mine was something huge. You can wear jeans to cover up your cellulite, you can put on makeup to cover up your acne, but there is no covering up the shape of your face. And it might seem silly to some, and maybe it is, but this surgery has given me more confidence. I no longer worry about moving my jaw in the correct way to smile. I don't care if people stare at my profile. I don't feel like an ugly nurse shark anymore (that's how I thought my teeth looked). I love my new face and smile! Below is a picture of a nurse shark and how I thought my teeth used to look.

And here is me now! No longer a nurse shark!

Dat side profile doe...