Doing mewing with retainers, planning MARPE – will my lower jaw come forward?”

[VelvetAscension]

Hi everyone, I'm 16 and currently doing mewing seriously every day.
I also sleep with retainers that were given to me after braces — they help maintain my bite, but I’m wondering if they’re limiting my jaw from moving naturally forward.

I’ve noticed that my lower jaw is slightly recessed, and I don’t see much improvement from mewing alone.
Next summer, I’m planning to get MARPE because my upper jaw is narrow, and the orthodontist said it could help expand my midface.
They also mentioned that my TMJ might be slightly misaligned and that the right side of my face could look more balanced after correction.

I’m just not sure if:
– The retainers are holding back natural progress
– MARPE alone can help the mandible "unlock" forward
– Or if I’ll need surgical help later (like BSSO)

Any advice from people with similar experiences or who did MARPE or BSSO?
I’d love to hear what worked and what didn’t.

Thanks in advance

 

[infraorbitaldoom]

i have the same problem lmao

 

[fxntanyl]

Hi everyone, I'm 16 and currently doing mewing seriously every day.
I also sleep with retainers that were given to me after braces — they help maintain my bite, but I’m wondering if they’re limiting my jaw from moving naturally forward.

I’ve noticed that my lower jaw is slightly recessed, and I don’t see much improvement from mewing alone.
Next summer, I’m planning to get MARPE because my upper jaw is narrow, and the orthodontist said it could help expand my midface.
They also mentioned that my TMJ might be slightly misaligned and that the right side of my face could look more balanced after correction.

I’m just not sure if:
– The retainers are holding back natural progress
– MARPE alone can help the mandible "unlock" forward
– Or if I’ll need surgical help later (like BSSO)

Any advice from people with similar experiences or who did MARPE or BSSO?
I’d love to hear what worked and what didn’t.

Thanks in advance

do mse, fm, alt ramec, fuck marpe, then u can do bsso, retainers are gay and yes restrict forwrad growth but either way your 16 so you wouldnt get much with mewing either way unless you had mse

 

[Asoka]

i have the same problem lmao

Same bro

 

[VelvetAscension]

do mse, fm, alt ramec, fuck marpe, then u can do bsso, retainers are gay and yes restrict forwrad growth but either way your 16 so you wouldnt get much with mewing either way unless you had mse

Hey man, huge thanks for your detailed advice. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain all of this. I didn’t know about ALT-RAMEC before, but now it makes a lot more sense why it’s paired with FM and MSE. Your explanation helped me understand how these methods actually work together to unlock more forward growth and improve facial structure. It’s rare to get such straightforward and practical guidance, especially from someone who clearly knows their stuff. Thanks again, seriously — you probably just saved me months of trial and error.

 

[fxntanyl]

Hey man, huge thanks for your detailed advice. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain all of this. I didn’t know about ALT-RAMEC before, but now it makes a lot more sense why it’s paired with FM and MSE. Your explanation helped me understand how these methods actually work together to unlock more forward growth and improve facial structure. It’s rare to get such straightforward and practical guidance, especially from someone who clearly knows their stuff. Thanks again, seriously — you probably just saved me months of trial and error.

gotchu bro also try getting infrazygomatic crest tads as the anchorage point rather than the hooks which attach to the appliance itself, your able to go upwards to 900-1000 grams per tad and it pulls forward the infras more, up to 1k more but yk bro you only do it once

blast hgh and igf1 lr3, during protraction, then when your older do BSSO

youll be good

 

[VelvetAscension]

gotchu bro also try getting infrazygomatic crest tads as the anchorage point rather than the hooks which attach to the appliance itself, your able to go upwards to 900-1000 grams per tad and it pulls forward the infras more, up to 1k more but yk bro you only do it once

blast hgh and igf1 lr3, during protraction, then when your older do BSSO

youll be good

thank u man, i love you

 

[VelvetAscension]

gotchu bro also try getting infrazygomatic crest tads as the anchorage point rather than the hooks which attach to the appliance itself, your able to go upwards to 900-1000 grams per tad and it pulls forward the infras more, up to 1k more but yk bro you only do it once

blast hgh and igf1 lr3, during protraction, then when your older do BSSO

youll be good

Hey, if I do all of this properly and discuss everything with my orthodontist, do you think my mandible can still grow? I’m 16, and I’ve heard it keeps growing until around 18–20.

 

[fxntanyl]

Hey, if I do all of this properly and discuss everything with my orthodontist, do you think my mandible can still grow? I’m 16, and I’ve heard it keeps growing until around 18–20.

Absolutely, especially if you blast gh and igf1, when do you turn 17

 

[fxntanyl]

thank u man, i love you

igu man

 

[VelvetAscension]

Absolutely, especially if you blast gh and igf1, when do you turn 17

I study peptides, in particular cjc 1295 think it might help

 

[fxntanyl]

I study peptides, in particular cjc 1295 think it might help

not nearly as good as the mentioned beforehand but combine it with ipa and it should do something