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23 Year Old Female,a Step Towards Better Smile

UPDATED FROM RSMember2824
5 months post

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$5,000

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Dr. Nitin Rastogi

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Are you seeing changes in your crossbite?  Or will they save that for the surgery?

Some changes..Yes. Let's say..40%. But any major change will only be seen after the surgery.
*nods*  Makes sense.
UPDATED FROM RSMember2824
4 months post

my fifth appointment

Its been four month with these things and I feel absolutely fine and comfortable with them.
I have been on dates too so my social life has not been hampered that bad, except when your date pays more attention to your mouth than you.
My appointment with my orthodontist was good. He gave me steel ligatures on the lower teeth to close any small spaces.
About the surgery , he said he will show my x rays to his surgeon, who would then decide upon the type of surgery I require.
Mostly, its a genioplasty
I trust my ortho and I think he is capable enough and takes his advice seriously. So, let's see what he will offer in the next appointment.

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So glad to hear it's been going so well!  Can we see new pictures?  Very excited to hear what the doctor says about surgery.  How long do you have to wait before you find out?  When's the next appointment?

Next month. Hopefully, it goes well
The surgeries in India for cosmetic purpose are not covered by insurance and are a little costly. I just hope I am able to afford it as I have a fixed budget.

Oh!!!!  Wow.  How much would surgery be?  I know here in the US it ranges from the many tens of thousands of dollars up over a hundred thousand!

Any more updates?
Hey, right now I am in the process of searching a surgeon who would be good as well as cost effective. Rest my appointments are going normal.
UPDATED FROM RSMember2824
3 months post

My fourth appointment

Today was my fourth appointment and my dentist asked what did I exactly want more. I said I didn't like my side profile and would love to change that. My dentist said that it was partly due to my chin which was thrusting forward and a surgery needed to be done to get the desired profile. He wants to cut my chin and do some stuff which really sounded gross. Yikes!
Anyway, he asked me to get a cephalogram X-ray done and bring it in my next appointment so that he can give a clearer view.

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In the one profile picture you've uploaded, I see nothing at all wrong with your chin!  Does he want to do a genioplasty?  You can upload profile pics to us to show us what you're talking about.  For a second opinion, you can also post to the doctors but I'm not sure what community to place it in because I'm not sure what you dislike.  So if you post a pic and explain, I can give you a link :).

Yes, it is a chin reduction surgery he wants me to have.

Okay...so then the proper link, if you'd like to ask the doctors, is here:  Ask the doctors a question. That's in the chin surgery community.

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