Hi, I'm 21 years old. Have protrusive teeth. My ortho said that i have to get extraction for 4 teeth I was ok with that untill I googled and read about terrible consequences of extractions such as "dished in" or "sunken" face. It really frightened me. All this braces thing takes a lot of money, effort and pain. So I want to be sure that my face will not change in a bad way. Pls write a review about facial changes according to my photos especially about sunken face effect. Thanks in advance.
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