I've used this board for information and advice, and I've taken a lot of the suggestions people here have given me. I took camouflage measures with fillers, but I'm also wondering if maybe my skeletal issues are enough to warrant the risk of surgery. If you think I'm merely trying to seek validation, you don't have to answer my posts.
For a long while I have elected NOT to address them. But the time has come (based on your posting history and OVER MAGNIFIED focus on 'long midface' to call into question whether you might have BDD. As I see it, you've already been given some good feedback relative to your concern about 'long face'/skeletal issues. Here's that thread:
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http://jawsurgeryforums.com/index.php?topic=6655.msg55924#msg55924Very good response to you by poster; 'CCW' who told you that you SOUND like you have LFS (long face syndrome). That's right, everything you EXPRESS does SOUND like you have LFS. Key phrase here is 'SOUNDS LIKE'. Well, of course, it 'sounds like you have LFS' BECAUSE you over exaggerate the extent of it.
He gave you a good response when he said:
I saw your pictures. You have a gummy smile, lip incompetence with visible chin dimpling, bimax recession with a flattish chin and increased anterior facial height, so technically you do have the classic earmarks for LFS albeit your case is not severe. You don't have a long midface because your nose is the same length as your forehead which means they're balanced. If you want to fix it and make your face "normal", you need bimax with counterclockwise rotation. Not many surgeons can perform it well, though. Gunson is the best, so schedule a consultation with him if you're serious about fixing this and have the money and motivation.
But when CCW gave you an action plan for this your response was:
Is it that bad? I didn't realize it was clinical LFS. .....
So, clearly, you know that your 'long face' is NOT that bad BUT you ELECT to make it SOUND LIKE it's clinical LFS via BDD Drama Queen stuff.
That said, if you really think your 'long face' is THAT BAD, then take the advice CCW gave you in that string. If you DON'T think it's that bad to line up a consult with Gunson, then SOUNDING OFF in just about all you posts about how 'bad' you think your 'long face' is just drama queen bdd 'Me so pretty, me so not pretty--yes--no' drama queen BDD bulls**t.
Sorry, but you don't present as someone who is genuinely seeking maxfax advice. You come off as an attention hound or someone wanting to use JSF as a dumping ground to vent about insecurities that most likely arise from BDD.