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The first three jaw surgeries weren't enough? Aren't you now in the diminishing returns 20% bracket?
As someone who suffered chronic pain for several years, man, it really makes your life sh*t; so do weigh that in. I really wouldn't like to have that again.
The first set was a 3-in-one procedure. It was all done in one ~6 hour operation. I've had plenty of years of chronic pain as well for unrelated reasons which are now mostly resolved, so I also know what I'd be getting if it went wrong.
My face/jaws/bite are still very out of balance. Not so much you would "notice" or say I look "wrong". No one stares at me. I function normally in life. But my condition still could be considerably improved, at least by 1 point facial looks, which could get me to the average range.
For all the revision I'm debating, the timeline would be SARPE (1-3 hour procedure in office) > braces for 9 months > Revision LF1 & BSSO (single operation ~6 hours) > one year later Korean jawline revision. It's a lot of work but I'm still leaning towards doing it. Already met a surgeon who said he turns down a lot of revision work but would gladly offer it to me as he can see there are still clearly alignment issues, etc.
Worse case scenario if it goes poorly and I do end up with an intolerable outcome (probably 1-2% risk), I figure I can always off myself.
Risks or not, I'm inclined to still rather try than do nothing. Probably will wait for my forehead reduction to finish then decide then based on how much improvement that provides me.
In my experience, life is brutal, full of horrible choices, and it never gets easier.
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