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I just looked at some old pictures from around 5 months ago and realized how my jawline was much better and seemed more projected. In that time, I was using mints instead of gum and was not really focused on making my masseters larger at all. I started seeing TikTok propaganda and honestly fell for it after some chatgpt discussions. Today, I can definitely tell that it has given me CW rotation and somehow made my submandibular glands more swollen (I don’t understand this part because typically the xylitol in the gum I chew would stimulate saliva and therefore not make this a problem) but I think the chewing from that negatively affected my face. Now I kind of feel like a “bloated squirrel” when I look in the mirror. It’s not water retention I’m pretty sure and honestly now I’m convinced that the overuse of masseters messed up my face. I also got braces a month before the time that I took the pictures from 5 months ago, so maybe the braces are just now picking up in the facial area of things. I just need some recommendations on what I should do further on. I definitely will start using mints instead of gum and see what that does
I just looked at some old pictures from around 5 months ago and realized how my jawline was much better and seemed more projected. In that time, I was using mints instead of gum and was not really focused on making my masseters larger at all. I started seeing TikTok propaganda and honestly fell for it after some chatgpt discussions. Today, I can definitely tell that it has given me CW rotation and somehow made my submandibular glands more swollen (I don’t understand this part because typically the xylitol in the gum I chew would stimulate saliva and therefore not make this a problem) but I think the chewing from that negatively affected my face. Now I kind of feel like a “bloated squirrel” when I look in the mirror. It’s not water retention I’m pretty sure and honestly now I’m convinced that the overuse of masseters messed up my face. I also got braces a month before the time that I took the pictures from 5 months ago, so maybe the braces are just now picking up in the facial area of things. I just need some recommendations on what I should do further on. I definitely will start using mints instead of gum and see what that does
