Help! Wedding! NHS & private treatment simultaneously?
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Help! Wedding! NHS & private treatment simultaneously?
Hi all, quick question.
I am having orthodontic treatment at the moment to correct a malocclusion and this involves braces and surgery. Now I am due to have surgery in June 07 and the braces off in December 07. However my best mate has just informed me that he and his girlfriend will be getting married in August 07 and he has asked me to be his best man.
Obviously the wedding is set for 2 months after my surgery and the braces will still be on, however I don't particularly want to be doing the speech, wedding photos etc with braces on so I want to have them taken off maybe a couple of days before the wedding and then put back on a couple of days later. I don't think this would be possible on the NHS as it would be a purely cosmetic consideration on my part.
So my question is if I paid a private orthodontist to do the removal and putting back on a) would he/she be prepared to do this considering I will be seeing an NHS ortho at the same time, or would it be considered a bad idea by them and they refuse to do it? And b) I know taking the braces off for a few days could potentially add months to my treatment and am prepared for this, but would there me any medical reason they might refuse to take them off?
I am having orthodontic treatment at the moment to correct a malocclusion and this involves braces and surgery. Now I am due to have surgery in June 07 and the braces off in December 07. However my best mate has just informed me that he and his girlfriend will be getting married in August 07 and he has asked me to be his best man.
Obviously the wedding is set for 2 months after my surgery and the braces will still be on, however I don't particularly want to be doing the speech, wedding photos etc with braces on so I want to have them taken off maybe a couple of days before the wedding and then put back on a couple of days later. I don't think this would be possible on the NHS as it would be a purely cosmetic consideration on my part.
So my question is if I paid a private orthodontist to do the removal and putting back on a) would he/she be prepared to do this considering I will be seeing an NHS ortho at the same time, or would it be considered a bad idea by them and they refuse to do it? And b) I know taking the braces off for a few days could potentially add months to my treatment and am prepared for this, but would there me any medical reason they might refuse to take them off?
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Lastly, really, in your shoes I'd not go to all this bother anyway. Having the braces on for the wedding is really not a big deal, especially since you are not the groom (or bride!!) Being braced should in no way impact your ability to perform your duties as Best Man.
Yeah but I will still be expected to be in loads of photos with big cheesy grins, having spent the last 5 years trying to avoid cameras I would just feel more comfortable doing it sans braces. I'm not exactly Mr Confidence at the best of times.
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Gnashers,
Just read your situation...I'm also in the UK. My ortho mainly works for the NHS but does private work also...as does my surgeon...not had my surgery yet...I'm currently paying for my ortho work, and the surgery is undecided as yet, depending on my husband's medical insurance, may be NHS.
However, point being, if it were the case that after discussion your ortho agrees to remove your braces in principle, he could do it himself and then maintain the professional and technical continuity, possibly on a private basis.
Also, as said above, there's also Adobe photoshop/ suite
Missy
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Its not really worth it to have them removed and then put back on. Not in my opinion. Like it was said before pictures can be corrected and touched up, you having them removed just seems like not only a bad idea, but it could prolong ur treatment time.
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I know it is down to you as an individual, and how you feel, but I got married this year (in July), and I kept my braces on even though I was the bride! Didn't even bother having the photo's airbrushed, so there are plenty of big cheesy metalmouth grins LOL (I have damons, not ceramics).
Good luck in whatever you decide. Incidentally, I agree with the other suggestions - ask your NHS ortho if they would remove/reapply the brackets on a private basis.
Good luck in whatever you decide. Incidentally, I agree with the other suggestions - ask your NHS ortho if they would remove/reapply the brackets on a private basis.
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