I'M FREE!!!

[Featheryy1221]

Fantastic result, congratulations! And what a lovely smile, I bet you are delighted with the results.

Thank you NeilH! I am very, very happy with the results. I still am a little shocked every time I look in the mirror.

[denabs]

Congrats !!

[Lorianne]

Gorgeous smile! Congrats! You seem thrilled! I have an appt for a deband in 3 weeks. I'm so nervous about the end result!!!!!

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Looks fantastic

[Rubyg]

Wow congratulations you have a fabulous wide smile!!!! So delighted to see such an impressive success story with a palate expander too

[Featheryy1221]

Thank you all.

Gorgeous smile! Congrats! You seem thrilled! I have an appt for a deband in 3 weeks. I'm so nervous about the end result!!!!!

Good luck, Lorianne. I was worried slightly about the end result too, but I realized I worried for absolutely nothing. Lol. You teeth will turn out amazing! Good luck!

So delighted to see such an impressive success story with a palate expander too

Thank you so much. yes, sometimes non-surgical expansion can work past the "normal" age. It really, really depends on the person and the amount of results needed.

[phasesofbeauty]

Amazing! You are proof that it can be done past the teen years.

[dbala]

Hi Featheryy1221! I'm a 23 yo female with crossbite and open bite and am also looking into palatal expansions. I'd love to see the progress you made with your expander but I can't see your photos! :( do you have a blog or somewhere else where you've shared them? I'd really love to get an idea of how its worked. Thank you!

[quote="Featheryy1221"]After 6 months with a palatal expander, impacted wisdom teeth removal, and 15 months with braces, I am officially BRACE FREE!

I just wanted to share my before and after with you all. Thank you all for your support and kindness over these past 21 months. Good luck to all you newbies. I promise it is worth it.

Also to anyone that says nonsurgical palatal expansion can never, ever be done past teenage years, you are wrong. I am proof of that. (Note: my case is not applicable to all, but to say it cannot be done is simply not true for every single case).

I'm beyond thrilled!!! :mrgreen: :-88[/quote]

[djspeece]

You look great, congratulations!

[Featheryy1221]

Amazing! You are proof that it can be done past the teen years.

Thanks! I was really lucky.

Hi Featheryy1221! I'm a 23 yo female with crossbite and open bite and am also looking into palatal expansions. I'd love to see the progress you made with your expander but I can't see your photos! do you have a blog or somewhere else where you've shared them? I'd really love to get an idea of how its worked. Thank you!

Hi there! I don't have a blog, but I do have a thread under the "our braces stories" section on here. It's called, "my journey (expander then braces)" that's where I posted all my photos. You'll have to make more posts to become a full member, then you can see them. Sorry! I should have done a blog instead. Lol.

You look great, congratulations!

Thanks Dan! I think I skimmed really quickly on here one day and saw that you might be getting yours off soon? If so, congrats to you as well!

[mynewmouth]

I'm new to the board and have just started my journey to an expanded palette! I got my spacers in yesterday to make way for the expander..

It's very cool to hear of it working in a 20-something y/o as I hope it will all work out well for me!

Congrats! (I can't wait til I've posted a bit more and can see your photos!!)

[stephcsun]

Your smile looks great! Congrats on the great results!
Can't wait to be brace free myself

[Ayline]

So happy for you!! My palatal expander also worked at age 26.

[Lovespain5]

Fantastic smile!!!
Congratulations!
Which kind of retainer do you have?

[Lilstinker1]

Fab results!