Being photographed was stressful, so I started avoiding it more and more, and eventually I ended up thinking about jaw surgery...! It wasn't anything extremely severe, but my underbite and facial asymmetry kept bothering me. Photos taken by other people made it look even more obvious, so I felt like I should just get it done this year and started looking into consultations, going to several places. Among them, the consultation with Director Shin Hee-jin at Iyu Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery stood out a bit more because they looked at my facial condition in a very detailed way, and instead of setting only one surgical method, they explained several directions, which made more sense to me
It's already been 7 months this month, and as time has passed my face feels like it's settling into place more naturally. These days I'm also running, so I can feel that the minor swelling is going down. The jaw area still feels a little numb, but it isn't inconvenient in daily life, and the cheek area has almost fully regained sensation, so it doesn't bother me much like before More than anything, taking photos used to be stressful, but now that feeling has decreased a lot, and that's the part I'm happiest about. For anyone considering jaw surgery, I think it helps to get at least a consultation first instead of delaying it like I did!