ephemerally

Somewhat Rough As an Adult, but Worthwhile - Los Angeles, CA

I would try to relax and not worry about it for at least 6 months. Your ears are going to come out a little more as they fully heal, and they might end up just the way you want. IF they don't, I think some of what you're talking about with the word "curved" might be the prominence of your earlobe, which can be corrected pretty easily on its own, and could create a continuous line from the top of your ear down. But seriously, wait it out for a bit and try not to be too obsessive during the healing period, they're going to get better!

Are you in a major city? You should really consult with more than one doctor to make sure you aren't a candidate for fillers. I have very thin skin as well and though I had a ton of bruising, I loved the results of restylane after about a month. You really want someone very experienced with fillers in the tear trough area. Also, outside of the US there are options besides restylane and juvederm you could look into.

Yeah, it is pretty lame that she didn't give her doctor's name after such a great result. But with only the single post on the site over a year ago now, it looks like for whatever reason no one will ever know! How many female plastic surgeons in Melbourne who use a Perlane/Restylane combo under eyes can there be? In my experience not very many plastic surgeons personally perform or "specialize" (as she said) in injectables, especially tear trough. Maybe someone who's commented here has called around?

I don't think there's any reason to assume this was "fake", she probably unchecked the Email Me box, and hasn't returned to this site since her review.

Yeah I remember the huge pain the ass that chewing only in front was! After getting the braces, my front teeth looked fine after just 4 or 5 months, the bite correction sadly took much longer.

I wish I could give you a better idea how he managed the bite specifically, but he was so calm and confident about everything, I didn't realize until later how tough my case was, and didn't ask many questions at the time. What I recall, well, it probably isn't going to sound great to you, but being able to chew properly really is worth it in the long run. So what I do remember--every month the ortho adjusts the wire that runs through the brackets on your teeth. In my case, at least over the first year, I had a thicker, lower gauge wire than "usual" and in the back he would torque it so the downward pressure on the teeth felt just immense for the first few days. I remember taking massive amounts of pain killers to get through the first week after every adjustment. Plus, I'd be wearing two to four elastics/rubberbands at once, further working to pull things together. On a couple very back teeth he used something called a jig, because there wasn't enough tooth exposed to bracket them on the side. The jig went on top of the tooth and used a wire, and later an elastic, to pull it up.

Unfortunately, you're not going to be able to get braces just in the back. Everything in your mouth works together, and even if your front teeth were perfect they would still need to be stabilized as everything around them moves (but it looks from your pics like your bite is off all the way to the outer edge of your laterals--the ones next to the front two teeth). Hopefully you could just wear a good mouth guard during boxing and jiu jitsu? I have a bunch of friends in the North Park area and asked them where they went, a couple highly recommended Pulsipher Orthodontics even though it's a bit of a drive. I hope you find someone who can help.

Oh and when you do get done with all this crap, wear your retainer. I stopped wearing mine after 7 years and though my bite is fine, my front teeth shifted back towards where they were before, a little crowded and messed up looking (which is why I was here looking at Invis reviews in the first place!). So now after all that work as a teen, it looks like I'll be taking another year here at 28 to fix my screwup haha.