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So if you believe the maloclussion was purely as a result of "teeth angulation" rather than a jaw discepancy, why do you think you might need orthognathic surgery? You're either a skeletal class III or you aren't.

So let me get this straight: You had an underbite, but they didn't have to change the position of your teeth in order to correct it?

As I said already, yes, it is absolutely possible. You can't correct a skeletal class III (underbite) with braces. You can only mask it somewhat by bringing the teeth into a class I occlusion. What your ortho has likely done is pulled your lower teeth inward and your upper teeth outwards. However, t...

vincent168 wrote:But my teeth are at their normal position

No, if you had a skeletal underbite and had braces to correct it, the "normal" position for your teeth was how they were pre-braces. They will need to be brought into a class III/underbite position again before you can have orthognathic surgery.

Yes, it's possible. If you want surgery, you'd need to be put in braces again for however long it takes to decompensate the teeth and bring them back to their original class III position.

The profile can certainly be fixed with double jaw surgery and genioplasty. However the nasal/midface height can't be changed. If this area of your face is vertically long it is likely genetic.

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Chances of getting a rhinoplasty on the NHS are slim, unless your nose deviates severely to one side to the point where it effects your breathing. It's still worth inquiring, though. A rhinoplasty in continental Europe with a skilled surgeon can cost you less than £2000, surely if you save up you ca...

You can't have SARPE expansion simply to correct crowded teeth. It is used for correcting narrow palates. Do you have a narrow palate?

He quoted me the same for a bimax. That's actually a pretty solid price. You'd pay just as much here in the UK for a far less accomplished surgeon

Mommaerts is about 30% or so cheaper, for what it's worth, and he's one of the world's best.

These guys aren't in Australia, but if you want stellar work that is fairly affordable you can consider:

Maurice Mommaerts: http://www.mauricemommaerts.eu/en/pathology.aspx

Hernandez Alfaro: http://en.institutomaxilofacial.com/ort ... /class-ii/

To all freaked out about Arnett/Gunson's imaging, this photo shows the before, predicted, and actual results. As you can see, she looks much better in her actual after than the prediction. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7042337219_10a1bac123.jpg Arnett morph by treevernal , on Flickr Check out ...

Get Canadian citizenship, or even better UK, they have the whole thing covered. It's an expensive journey though, even being Canadian it's been about $15 000 for the past 10-11 years of dealing with my bite. True but the treatment is often not of the same standard aesthetically speaking. I qualify ...

I will definitely be having the jaw surgery, but my surgeon has told me that it basically won't change the shape of my chin, i.e. my chin will still look pointy. He actually suggested some kind of wrap around + vertical lengthening implant but I'd rather work with bone if it's at all possible.

Perhaps the pic I posted was a bad example. My Chin is more similar to this woman in the left picture. She had a minimal horizontal advancement genioplasty but with 4mm vertical height added and the impovement looks substantial. http://archfaci.jamanetwork.com/data/journals/faci/11755/m_qst30003f11....