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thecel
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I have a recessed maxilla. Over the last few years, my maxilla has not moved forward, like at all. However, my jaw is still growing, which (1) worsens my underbite and (2) makes my maxilla look more recessed.
Here's how I looked 1 year ago:
And here's how I look now:
It looks like my maxilla got more retruded, but that's because my jaw has grown forward a little.
I've accepted the fact that my maxilla has completed its course of growth. No matter how hard I mew, it's not gonna go anywhere. To stop my face from looking even worse, the only option is to halt mandibular growth.
How do I stop my jaw from growing forward?
I know there're lots of people who think I'm retarded for wanting a shorter mandible.
A smaller mandible can often times be better for aesthetics because maxillary projection is largely perceived relative to the mandible.
With a shortish mandible, his midface looks very aesthetic because of how far it projects in front of the lower face.
Here's how I looked 1 year ago:
![1613100979635 1613100979635](https://i.looksmax.org/attachments/2021/02/thumb/2263317_1613100979635.png)
![Photo on 10 7 19 at 1059 PM Photo on 10 7 19 at 1059 PM](https://i.looksmax.org/attachments/2021/02/thumb/2263330_Photo_on_10-7-19_at_10.59_PM.jpg)
![Photo on 12 11 19 at 1216 AM Photo on 12 11 19 at 1216 AM](https://i.looksmax.org/attachments/2021/02/thumb/2263331_Photo_on_12-11-19_at_12.16_AM.jpg)
![Photo on 1 4 20 at 517 PM Photo on 1 4 20 at 517 PM](https://i.looksmax.org/attachments/2021/02/thumb/2263343_Photo_on_1-4-20_at_5.17_PM.jpg)
And here's how I look now:
![Photo on 2 11 21 at 936 PM Photo on 2 11 21 at 936 PM](https://i.looksmax.org/attachments/2021/02/thumb/2263321_Photo_on_2-11-21_at_9.36_PM.jpg)
![Photo on 11 19 20 at 915 PM Photo on 11 19 20 at 915 PM](https://i.looksmax.org/attachments/2021/02/thumb/2263333_Photo_on_11-19-20_at_9.15_PM.jpg)
![Photo on 12 12 20 at 1229 PM Photo on 12 12 20 at 1229 PM](https://i.looksmax.org/attachments/2021/02/thumb/2263345_Photo_on_12-12-20_at_12.29_PM.jpg)
It looks like my maxilla got more retruded, but that's because my jaw has grown forward a little.
I've accepted the fact that my maxilla has completed its course of growth. No matter how hard I mew, it's not gonna go anywhere. To stop my face from looking even worse, the only option is to halt mandibular growth.
How do I stop my jaw from growing forward?
I know there're lots of people who think I'm retarded for wanting a shorter mandible.
A smaller mandible can often times be better for aesthetics because maxillary projection is largely perceived relative to the mandible.
With a shortish mandible, his midface looks very aesthetic because of how far it projects in front of the lower face.
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