u/Hot-Measurement3097

Hi,

(I saw the pinned post, so I feel like this type of post might not be very appreciated here, but I don't have many friends to talk about this with and I'd still like to hear some external opinions.)

I (24M) live in France. About two years ago, I started noticing that my chin and lower jaw were slightly shifted to the left. After some scans, I was diagnosed with condylar hyperplasia: my right condyle is longer than the left one, which pushes my jaw to the left. What feels strange is that I never had this issue before. When I look at older photos of myself, I don't see any asymmetry. It seems like it gradually appeared over the last two years.

The good news is that I can live normally. I can eat, breathe, and function without major problems. The main issues are speech and aesthetics. Regarding speech, I can obviously talk, but I often feel like pronouncing words correctly requires WAY more effort than it should. People regularly ask me to repeat myself, and over time I've gotten used to speaking less because of it.

The second issue is the aesthetic aspect. Most people tell me they don't notice that my chin is shifted to the left. However, professionals can clearly see it, and I notice it immediately in photos. To be honest, it has had a significant impact on my self-confidence. I'm not looking for a perfect face, but I struggle with seeing the asymmetry every time I look at pictures of myself.

I've recently started treatment with an orthodontist and consulted a jaw surgeon. According to him, I will most likely need double jaw surgery (bimax): advancing the upper jaw because my lower jaw sits too far forward, while also correcting the lower jaw alignment and asymmetry. On paper, it sounds like the right solution. However, I'm still very anxious about it and I'm not completely sure whether I should go through with the surgery. Since I can already eat and breathe normally, I sometimes wonder if the risks and recovery are worth it. Reading about the postoperative period, potential complications, and the long recovery process makes me hesitate.

The financial aspect is another concern. In France, the surgery is only partially covered. I would still have around €3,500 to pay for the operation itself, plus €150 per month for orthodontic treatment over 24 months. That's a significant amount of money, especially when I'm not 100% convinced that surgery is the right choice.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation? Looking back, was it worth it?

Here are some photos:

https://preview.redd.it/yfmx92pfwh2h1.jpg?width=2544&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71a8b464c14f4a1dbcc72bfb403ae402bfae55b3

https://preview.redd.it/sp8raq6jwh2h1.jpg?width=2544&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c3c3b8a82656933f913e013e8d5c5a6df2ec223

Bonjour à vous,

Cela fait très longtemps que ça me trotte dans la tête. J’ai retourné la situation dans tous les sens, mais j’arrive à la limite de ce que je peux trouver comme information tout seul, donc j’ai besoin de vos conseils. J’ai un bac +5 en communication. Évidemment, je n’ai pas trouvé de travail après mes études malgré de très nombreuses candidatures, et honnêtement, ça ne m’intéressait pas tant que ça la comm.

J’avais fait une année en DUT informatique avant mes études en communication. J’en ai de bons souvenirs, mais j’avais changé de parcours parce que je pensais que c’était une bonne idée à l’époque. C’est pourquoi, récemment, je me suis dit que je voulais reprendre un parcours en informatique et m’orienter vers l’ingénierie de données, étant donné que j’ai déjà de bonnes bases en SQL et Python.

Je voulais donc avoir votre avis : si je souhaite me réorienter aujourd’hui, que devrais-je faire ? Je cherche sur Toulouse. Je suis arrivé un peu trop tard pour postuler dans le public, quand je lis les avis sur les écoles privées de la ville (genre Ynov) ça me donne pas trop envie. Est-ce que je devrais faire une formation courte de 6 mois, ou autre chose ? Devrais-je attendre l’année prochaine ?