This is a long post. I hope it helps those considering surgery. A long chin + protrusion had been my complex since I was young. About 20 years ago, I only had orthodontic treatment for protrusion, and although it improved a little with orthodontics, I hated how I was always conscious of my chin, so I had surgery 10 years ago. I am satisfied now. At the time, while visiting well-known hospitals, every hospital recommended two-jaw surgery, and their reaction was that the result would probably have been more dramatic if I had not had orthodontic treatment earlier. After making a big decision, I had surgery at a well-known hospital at the time. They said they could not set it back too much because the nerve was positioned low, and I said that my long face shape was not necessarily bad, so I wanted a natural result. I also had cheekbone surgery at the same time. (At the time my cheekbones did not protrude very much, but I had the surgery because I expected them to look more prominent after two-jaw surgery.)
To talk about the positive results, my face definitely became shorter and smaller, and I often hear that my face shape is pretty. All of my complexes related to my face shape disappeared.
To talk about the downsides, most of the sensation has returned, but there is still one side where it is somewhat faint. I had asymmetry before surgery too, but asymmetry remained even after the surgery. Originally, my right cheekbone protruded more, but during surgery the right cheekbone actually ended up going in more, so I also have drooping of the right corner of my mouth. The nerve in one of my teeth was lost.
(Who would I recommend it to?)
Despite these side effects, my satisfaction with the surgery is high. I did not even care about the side effects. I was never particularly interested in appearance to begin with, but because I have a job that deals with faces, I knew the limits of how much my face could change, and I also calculated that surgery performed by humans would not be perfect. I did not have huge expectations either. And because it had been such a severe complex for me, just having that part corrected felt perfect. After surgery, I actually dressed up less and wore less makeup than before, but my satisfaction with life was good.
I think with any surgery, the greater the expectations, the more emotional hurt one can experience.
I recommend two-jaw surgery to people who desperately need it. I have seen many people who did not need two-jaw surgery but had it and ended up living with side effects. Only do it if every hospital you visit recommends two-jaw surgery. And I recommend two-jaw surgery to people who can also accept the side effects. Work done by humans cannot be perfect, and doctors are human. I think a certain degree of psychological compromise will make you suffer less. Thank you for reading this long post.