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prettyscenegirl
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so i am 20 years old and been offered jaw surgery, its in the UK on the NHS so its free and I don’t know whether its truly worth it. I am currently suffering from an underbite so i think class 3 malocclusion and it doesn’t cause much physiological issues maybe airway issues but i might be exaggerating, visually its not great my maxilla is quite flat and recessed, apart from that I would say Im pretty average looking, i go to the gym etc, the surgery is bsso + lefort 1 but the bsso is bringing my mandible back by 2-3 mm and lefort forward by 5-6, I dont really have much choice as the NHS is going not going to prioritise aesthetics, I am not at a point in my life right now where i could pay for private jaw surgery, would genio offset this mandibular recession as my surgeon said he could maybe offer it, my mandible is okay now pretty strong gonial and with good ramus, would these be affected with the small recession, I think i will have the surgery regardless as lefort is going to help me i believe, any opinions? Thank you