Will an orthodontist consider the aesthetics that I want even if they think it is 'unideal'?

Keepmewing

I live in the UK so the beauty standards are very different. For a large portion of my life I have grown up in a society with beauty standards that think a smaller and flatter face is better. I think I have a class I malocussion where my chin protrudes slightly making my face look long. (photo) I also have slightly crowded teeth and a slight overbite (photo). Would it be possible to extract a few of my teeth to reduce the crowding, and then retract my mandible back and up to give my face a softer and more feminine look? I have ways wanted a shorter looking face. I know it may seem abnormal but these ideals have been fixed into me and I would be very happy, as a paying customer, to reach this aesthetic. I am a perfectionist at heart so this has always impacted my self-esteem so fixing my concerns would be life-changing. By the way I am 16 years old so that is why I am looking for a non-surgical solution. Thank you for reading!

brook2jack2

This this is not the place to be asking about this sort of treatment. Only a dentist who can see you , your mouth and your x rays can comment on what may, or may not , be appropriate treatment. 

There are many, many factors that affect face shape, and many factors that affect orthodontic treatment and a stable outcome. Some of these factors will be skeletal and cannot be fixed with braces 

I suspect you've been consulting doctor google as a lot of what you think is wrong , isn't, and the ways you are talking of "correcting" them is not feasible. 

No orthodontist will carry out treatment that they do not think is the right thing for you , even if you pay . 

At the moment it is very unlikely , because of covid 19 , that any bracework will be started in the near or medium future. However I suggest you have a chat with your dentist when you next see them , however I think the ideal of "perfection" that you have may not necessarily be a good or healthy thing to achieve. 

gettingtheresometime

I watched a programme many moons ago where they did exactly that on a young girl but this was for severe medical reasons.

given what she went through, I wouldn't want to go that and even I, as a non medical person, realised it was a procedure you went through lightly.

I'm  not sure if you realise it but this is a British site ....and as a complete stranger but a mum, I can honestly say there's nothing wrong with your profile ...in fact you look like a pleasant young woman.

Pollycat

It's not very sensible to ask a bunch of random strangers on t'interweb if it would "be possible to extract a few of my teeth to reduce the crowding, and then retract my mandible back and up to give my face a softer and more feminine look?".

It's actually against MSE rules to ask for medical advice:

This is a MoneySaving site. If you have a medical problem, please use NHS Direct or go to your doctor. This forum, and the Health, Beauty and Fashion board in particular, are not the place to discuss it.

The Health board is for discussion of all issues surrounding health, diet, nutrition and how they relate to MoneySaving. Discussing medical insurance policies, cheaper ways to see consultants, cashback for alternative health treatments, how to get specific medication cheaper (legally) are all perfectly acceptable forms of discussion.

It is very specifically and strictly not for the discussion of what to do in the event of certain medical problems. Please do not ask questions about this.

Have you spoken to your parents?

Have you spoken to your orthodontist?

rachel6188

Keepmewing said:

I live in the UK so the beauty standards are very different. For a large portion of my life I have grown up in a society with beauty standards that think a smaller and flatter face is better. I think I have a class I malocussion where my chin protrudes slightly making my face look long. (photo) I also have slightly crowded teeth and a slight overbite (photo). Would it be possible to extract a few of my teeth to reduce the crowding, and then retract my mandible back and up to give my face a softer and more feminine look? I have ways wanted a shorter looking face. I know it may seem abnormal but these ideals have been fixed into me and I would be very happy, as a paying customer, to reach this aesthetic. I am a perfectionist at heart so this has always impacted my self-esteem so fixing my concerns would be life-changing. By the way I am 16 years old so that is why I am looking for a non-surgical solution. Thank you for reading!

You
 need to be referred to your local dental hospital for them to assess you. I'm going to pm you huni x

Ditzy_Mitzy

Hang on a sec - you seem to be asking about the 'Korean perfect chin', i.e. weak or receded and small.  That's the effect created by retraction of the lower mandible.  If so, you aren't going to find a reputable orthodontist in the UK willing to undertake such a procedure - it's not medically necessary and possibly veers into harming the patient territory.  I was born in that state, with retracted jaw and corresponding enormous overbite, and it took years of painful orthodontic work to get to reduce the overbite a bit.  I now have a small overbite but still can't bite together properly like most people, unless I thrust my lower jaw forward - looking ridiculous in the process.  It's not worth it: you can't bite or chew properly, food falls out of your mouth, you might end up dribbling inadvertently.  There are many reasons why it gets corrected in the reverse way to what you've said. 
Your face structure, per the photo, is lovely anyway.  You've got good cheekbones, a nice straight nose and there really is nothing wrong with your chin or jawline.  Simplest answer is not to worry. xx