Who am I?

My name is Andrea I'm 40 years old. I decided that I am going to get that perfect smile that I've dreamt of since I was a little girl. I am currently on that road. It is a long road and will be well worth it all in the end.

I have an 80% overbite on my top jaw. I currently have braces and have them for awhile now.

 I am in the process of getting ready for jaw surgery. My orthodontist has sent me to a specialist who has told me I will be requiring double jaw surgery and chin surgery. Reason is my top jaw needs to be adjusted and placed on an angle, bottom jaw will then need to meet with the top. The reason my chin is requiring surgery is all my life I have closed smile. And built the muscle in my chin to 50% more then normal. So once he has done both my top and bottom jaw I will no longer have a chin. So that will need to be adjusted.

I will admit that reading other people stories and seeing their pictures has terrified my and excited me when I seen the end results. I haven't seen one person on here who it has improved their looks. They all look great!!

Here are a few pics:


Before braces when I had bonding on my front teeth and soooo glad to be done of that:

Me and my typical closing of the mouth smile

Currently with braces (still have a hard time smiling )

I had an appointment with my ortho this month and he has stated that I am ready for the surgery. He has retaken all my pics of my mouth and impressing and the whole kitten koddle. He has sent a letter to my ortho surgeon to let him know of this. I am not ready, I'm not gonna lie. I am really scared. I see everyone pictures that has got this done and it scares me. I do know deep down that it will all be worth it in the end. That is all for now and I will keep you posted on any updates.