I am very happy with my lower teeth, but not my upper. My front two teeth overlap slightly, and my fangs are crooked. I am 15 years old but I still feel that it is too late for braces, and since I have a pretty minor case, I dont think braces would be right for me. So is it possible to only wear and Invisalign on my upper teeth?
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From your description your bite sound asymmetric; ie, different on the right than on the left. In a case like that headgear may not be the best choice since it corrects both sides equally. This means that it would push your class I side into a class III while correcting your class II...
I have yet to see a case where a patient ended up with hollow cheeks from Invisalign Treatment. In fact, the opposite is usually true since Invisalign expands/broadens the arches -- it may result in fuller lips or cheeks.
Invisalign treats simple cases in 4-6 months. The more difficult cases take 9 months to a year -- most cases don't take much longer than 18 months.