Since elementary school, my malocclusion and jaw bone asymmetry had made my teeth alignment generally poor. As soon as I finished both my final year of high school and my gap year, I started orthodontic treatment. After about a year, the alignment was corrected, but instead I ended up with an overbite-like state where my front teeth protruded more. I had already been told during my orthodontic consultation that surgery might be needed, so on January 28, 2026 I underwent double jaw surgery, square jaw surgery, and chin surgery. The anesthesia process was over so quickly that when I lay on the operating table, closed my eyes, and opened them again, the surgery was already over.
I was hospitalized for two days. There was not much pain in the surgical area itself, but the pain when opening my mouth and the constant nausea were quite uncomfortable. Even porridge-like food kept spilling out of my mouth, and the sensation in my chin was also very dulled, so I struggled a bit during recovery. Still, if you look at the before-and-after photos, you can see that the protruding jaw and teeth were neatly set back. My goal was functional improvement rather than beauty, so I focused more on the corrected bite than on dramatic changes in appearance, and these days I am very satisfied that I can cut noodles like naengmyeon or ramen with my front teeth.
Now, a little over 2 months after surgery, sensation in my chin has returned to about 70%, and the rest of the area has recovered almost 100%. I was told that once the remaining post-orthodontic treatment is finished, the whole process will be complete. I hope my experience can be helpful to those who, like me, were hesitant about surgery because of functional problems.