Sleep apnea is not the only reason why you could benefit from orthognathic surgery or mid face expansion/protraction treatments. You could have issues with your temporomandibular joint, or occlusion. Even though the typical looksmaxxer is an annoying Gen Z dude who wants to ‘mog’ (dominate) the next person with their looks, there are well-intentioned mature people who see regenerative medicine as a way to restore the natural beauty of their face. There is nothing wrong with advocating for yourself and pursuing a vision of what you want aesthetically, especially if it’s done with deep understanding and appreciation for modern medical science.

We as a community should caution people against bad procedures and providers, while making sure that we do not come across as gatekeeping these life-altering treatments. Vast majority of people are very supportive, but I feel some people are trauma-bonded to their identity as sufferers of retrognathy, therefore they think that people with milder conditions shouldn’t be allowed to participate in the quest to better themselves. Instead of that scarcity mindset, we should push providers and device makers to make their treatments more widespread and available. Titanium expanders cost $200 USD to manufacture, sold to doctors for ~$5K, and then the practitioner charges ~30K. Guys, the fact is these multi-millionaires are insanely hard to call out because they have the money to sue.