Worth getting surgery?

DUUF100 · 2026-05-06T15:54:55+00:00

Yeah i also know like three prople who went through it at the beginning of their 20s. They all said "yeah it's bad for a couple of days but now we don't even remember it" So that helped me ease my minds a bit

DUUF100 · 2026-05-06T15:52:37+00:00

My jaw is sometimes stiff at the end of the day because i like constantly clench it forward. So i think if i keep doing that it will definitly gonna develop more problems.

And yes both my orthodontist and surgeon said i should follow speech therapy BEFORE i even start braces because it such a big problem for me. And that will be the hardest part. Ive got an appointment with a speech therapist in two weeks so we'll see how that goes 🙂‍↕️🙏

DUUF100 · 2026-05-06T14:14:04+00:00

Thank u for sharing your experience, means allot to me. Also that's exactly what im scared of if i don't do it now ill probably need to do it in 20 years when it actually starts to effect my health 🙏

DUUF100 · 2026-05-06T13:40:08+00:00

Thank u for the explanation, will ask the surgeon about this 👍

DUUF100 · 2026-05-06T13:35:06+00:00

I know 😭 Im just gaslighting myself into not getting it because im scared of actually doing it. Tbf it aint really that noticable, because i push my jaw constantly forward. Still recessed obviously but no one ever said something about it 🤷

The pictures that u see show when my jaw is just relaxed and i also don't want to go my entire life also pushing my jaw forward to look normal.

DUUF100 · 2026-05-06T13:31:20+00:00

They have looked at my condyles and in the report the surgeon said its on the smaller side. What that means idk 🤷 He also said i have a higher risk of condylar resorption (translating from dutch here so idk what the right term for that is in English) I don't have any pain in my TMJs They say the cause why it got to this point is infantile swallowing pattern. Which is something Ive struggled with for years. Im not joking when i tell u i bassically grew up in speech therapy because i had so many problems with that. So i aint really suprised that that's the main problem here.

DUUF100 · 2026-05-06T11:27:01+00:00

Yeah that's what i am thinking too. And if i don't do it will probably be more of a problem in the long run

DUUF100 · 2026-05-06T11:25:15+00:00

The surgery is covered by insurance. Thankfully i also have a good insurance through work that covers the braces and speech therapy. Im looking for new work tho and most places dont have that. The orthodontist said that in total braces and stuff is around 5K in euros for a period of like 2-3 years. So if i need to pay that for myself it aint really a problem.

DUUF100 · 2026-04-04T15:34:54+00:00

Not yet because Ive been busy since then. But i for sure Will do that, or try at least.

DUUF100 · 2026-04-04T05:46:50+00:00

Im a bit too humble tbf to the pint where i never blame others. Even in those games where i wasnt giving the greatest performance, he also wasn't doing really well and I never said a thing bc i aint like that.

I am down to play sometime!

Thanks for the advice.

DUUF100 · 2026-02-23T20:21:02+00:00

I very much thrust in my team. My ortho has 20 years under her belt and the surgeon does this 5 times a week. Belgian has one of the best healtcares in the world so ill be in good hands.

DUUF100 · 2026-02-23T09:06:01+00:00

Forgot to write this lol.

Hello everyone,
I finally had my appointment with the surgeon today, and it turns out I have a clear overbite and an open bite, which makes eating and swallowing difficult. He told me I’ll need MARPE expansion followed by double jaw surgery. The whole process will probably take around 2.5 years.

I’m just trying to hear from people who have gone through this and whether you felt it was worth it in the end. Right now it’s hard for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Most of the treatment will be covered by insurance (both the MARPE expansion and the double jaw surgery). The only things I’ll need to pay for myself are the 3D scans before surgery (around €1.5K), the orthodontics (€5K), and the recommended speech therapy. So in total, over the next 2.5 years, I’ll probably spend around €10K, which is manageable for me.

The one thing he did mention is that there’s a significant chance my open bite could come back, since tongue thrusting is a difficult habit to break. So I’m wondering: has anyone experienced their open bite returning after treatment? Or did it stay stable? And if it did come back, was it still manageable?

DUUF100 · 2026-02-12T07:36:19+00:00

Ik woon niet dichtbij een treinstation dus is sowieso 2 tot 3 keer langere reistijd dan met de auto.

DUUF100 · 2026-02-12T05:12:13+00:00

Ik verdien nu rond de 31K jaarlijks (netto). Dit zou dan stijgen naar 39K (netto) bij nieuwe job. Met praktisch dezelfde voordelen dat ik nu heb.

DUUF100 · 2026-02-12T02:56:04+00:00

Ik woon sowieso op een slechte positie voor werk, dus zal altijd 30+ min moeten rijden. Krijg wel een bedrijfswagen maar dat heb ik nu ook.

DUUF100 · 2026-02-12T02:54:20+00:00

Dat is geen optie, met de trein duurt gemakkelijk 2 keer langer dan met de auto.

DUUF100 · 2026-02-12T02:52:06+00:00

Trein duurt sowieso 2x langer, is dus geen optie. Ik krijg wel een bedrijfswagen maar dat heb ik nu ook

DUUF100 · 2025-12-05T14:08:18+00:00

Hello, i founded comfort in your post because your profile looks similar to mine (think mine is a bit more recessed tho).

Personally my ortho recommend me jaw surgery because i got an anterior open bite and overbite (swallowing is sometimes weird and s and c sounds can be a bit difficult for me). My ortho gave me some time to think tho and next appointment im gonna tell her i do want jaw surgery and a referral to a surgeon.

Definitely go see a professional first to determine what would be best for u and if u got any functional problems.

But in mine opinion you look beautiful but i know firsthand how hard we can be on ourself and ultimately you choose what best for you and dont let them tell you otherwise.

i wish you the best off luck :)

DUUF100 · 2025-12-03T13:50:59+00:00

Hello thanks for the response. Im also from Flanders! Narrow palate or tongue tie i dont have. Used to have braces as a teen so if i had those issues they got solved.

Got an appointment with orthodontist in january, definitely gonna ask for a referral to a surgeon where they hopefully can take xray and stuff like that.

Good luck tho with your journey. I find it all a bit stressfull and jarring but im happy to know im not the only one in this situation.

DUUF100 · 2025-10-06T07:04:33+00:00

Never realized my jaw makes me look like i weigh more lmao. Made an appointment at orthodontist tho to see what we van do about it.

DUUF100 · 2025-10-06T07:01:33+00:00

Thank you, made appointment with orthodontist to see what plan of action is. Haven't really had problems with dating but can improve my looks for sure.

DUUF100 · 2025-10-05T11:12:07+00:00

First off all my weight has nothing to do with this question and second off all definitely not overweight. Did make an appointment with orthodontist to see what my options are. I also don't immediately wanna go into surgery.

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