
Akatlyn
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I got braces when I was 13 : up and down during one year. When I was 16 I had to have the procedure to extract the 4 wisdom teeth, before they even show since my orthodontist told me "If you don't, it will ruin the braces work".
I jerked a lot, mostly between 15 and 27. It was really intense.
At 16-17, I started to develop acne, really severe acne. I started acutane at 18 and took it during one year. Acne faded and it was really nice. However it came back years later and I found the solution that really worked only when I was 28 : adapalene and tretinoin. It worked but sadly I kept a lot of scars.
A picture when I was 12 :
A picture now (31) :
You can tell I always had deep nasolabial foids even when I was 12 (with high collagen) + hollow undereyes. Having braces + 4 extracted winsdom teeth didn't make it worse. I mean, I'm not more recessed than I was and I didn't develop foids because of braces. On the countrary I feel I have more forward growth now : my cheekbones are higher and my eye area also looks better now.
I kept my hairs despite age, acutane and jerking.
Summary :
- Braces do not recess you
- Jerking do not cause hairloss/balding. Same for acutane (just a temporary hair shedding but everything regrows)
- Winsdom teeth extraction do not recess you/make your jaw thinner (at least if they extract before they even grow)
- Nasolabial foids do not mean low collagen or extreme recession
I jerked a lot, mostly between 15 and 27. It was really intense.
At 16-17, I started to develop acne, really severe acne. I started acutane at 18 and took it during one year. Acne faded and it was really nice. However it came back years later and I found the solution that really worked only when I was 28 : adapalene and tretinoin. It worked but sadly I kept a lot of scars.
A picture when I was 12 :

A picture now (31) :

You can tell I always had deep nasolabial foids even when I was 12 (with high collagen) + hollow undereyes. Having braces + 4 extracted winsdom teeth didn't make it worse. I mean, I'm not more recessed than I was and I didn't develop foids because of braces. On the countrary I feel I have more forward growth now : my cheekbones are higher and my eye area also looks better now.
I kept my hairs despite age, acutane and jerking.
Summary :
- Braces do not recess you
- Jerking do not cause hairloss/balding. Same for acutane (just a temporary hair shedding but everything regrows)
- Winsdom teeth extraction do not recess you/make your jaw thinner (at least if they extract before they even grow)
- Nasolabial foids do not mean low collagen or extreme recession