Hello there!
First off, sorry for my very bad english, it's not my first language so yeah;
So, my problem is my looks.
I'm 16 years old now and I've been bullied since I was a child and it doesn't seem to get better. People around me always found some words to decribe my face and those were often hurtful. They called me horseface, that I look like a man, and so on.
So yeah, my looks also really changed the way I'm acting, I used to be outgoing and funny to be around, now I'm rather shy and I don't trust people. I also used to like shopping and going outside, but since people on the street just often stopped me to throw some rude words into my face, I don't do that anymore and practically just sit in the house the whole day.
A month ago I couldn't keep this in anymore and had to tell my parents. And after some time they decided to take me to a jaw and face surgeon.
There the surgeon saw my problem, said that it is because I have a short forehead and a really long lower and mid face. She said she would shorten my upper jaw, (since I have a bit of a gummy smile also) and shorten my chin + some sort of rotate my lower jaw. So, basically upper+lower jaw surgery.
The doctor is the best jaw-surgeon in my country and one of the best in Europe, so she said there most likely won't go anything wrong.
BUT: my parents don't want me to get this surgery, since they're afraid of the risks anyways. I mean, I can understand them, but I don't know how to tell them how important it really is for me and how lifechanging it'd be. Also, I'm only breathing through my mouth, sometimes have a pain when biting and am snoring.
So it also would be functional.
It's not about the money, since my health plan would pay for it.
So, how should I tell my parents that and are there more risks because I'm only 16? My surgeon says my jaw and face is already full-grown, so it wouldn't make a difference.
It would be so very nice to hear your opinions and thank you so much for reading, I really need your help at the moment!
Thank you ~
