The Natural Bite

A reader named Jen recently asked about changes to my nose after my upper jaw surgery.
Did my nose get wider and flatter? Did anything change with my cheeks?
Well, there are plenty of photos on this site, so taking a look through those will let you form your own opinion. The photo here was taken a [...]

After my upper jaw advancement surgery exactly 2.5 weeks ago, I wanted my facial swelling, crusty lips, and general mask-like appearance to go away as quickly as possible so I could see what I was really going to look like for the rest of my life. I had very little swelling for the first [...]

Su*Blog, while still cute to people whose names contain the special double “Su,” was not cutting it as a title that got this blog’s meaning across.
Adult braces and jaw surgery of any kind involve months or years of contemplation, lots of cash or credit, a full loving entourage of supporters, and the Web.
The Web, and [...]

My recent post on critics leads to an obvious counterpoint: fans and supporters.
I’m not sure I would survive a skull-sawing without my own patient, cheering entourage.
This group, the cheerleaders and the caretakers, are critical to every step in the process.
During the initial research phase, it was my boyfriend Chris who sat with me and read [...]

After a week and a half, I am looking much more like the ‘old me.’ But, the old me used to be able to manipulate camera angles so that I looked REALLY different from one shot to the next, depending on how much my profile and facial dimensions were on display. Now, my face is [...]

When I first announced to a group of old friends from college that I was considering braces and jaw surgery to fix the underbite that had plagued me since age 7, their reactions ranged from, “Are you sure? You should get a second opinion. Or, a third opinion!” and “Why?! You look FINE! You don’t [...]

Ah, before and after photos. Always good for a gasp. Yesterday was my 8 day milestone, and though people tell me the swelling is diminishing, I think I still look more or less like the stiff, moon-faced jaw surgery patient I was 4 days ago. Weekends always break plateaus, so here’s to Friday!
The photo on [...]