Some people think that if they wear braces, it will ruin their whole life, including relationships with friends and family, business and romantic relationships, and that they will never be able to get used to braces in their life...
I won't be able to get used to braces...
If this were a reality, it would probably be the only example of something a person cannot get used to. But in reality, things are like this: no matter how long the treatment lasts, it's only "hard" for the first month, and then a normal life begins, or rather - life with braces becomes the new norm for patients.
The most difficult case in my practice was with a patient who came to the clinic for two days in a row after getting braces, asking to have them removed, saying she couldn't get used to them at all. In the end, we agreed with her that there was no free time this week and scheduled her for the next week to have the braces removed. As a result, a week later she called, said there were no more problems, and canceled the appointment. Two years later, we finished the treatment, and she was happy with both the result and her decision.
Regarding the reaction of others to your braces, I can say that no one would hide their new bag, phone, or car from friends, family, or close acquaintances. You can include new braces in this. The treatment that is long postponed after the question "how will friends and acquaintances react to this?" is first shown to the very people because of whom the treatment was long postponed.
Time...
No one has enough of it... Especially for themselves... In school, "we're preparing for university, no time for braces"... In university, "I should have done this in school, now there's no time, I need to finish university, get a job," after university, "so much to do, no time, I should have done it in university," family, children, etc.
In my personal practice, I have not yet seen anyone who would openly admit that they don't want braces because the look of braces will spoil their external beauty. Otherwise, I would have answered this way: most orthodontic treatments are applied precisely in cases of aesthetic deficiency, that is, when a person's smile is not perfect. It turns out that you yourself and the people around you have simply gotten used to your smile. You and they will also get used to seeing you with braces, and only after the treatment is over will you see how much crooked teeth affected beauty, I would even say much more than braces did. After all, it's not for nothing that we say "beauty begins with a smile."
Whether it's beauty, knowledge, ability, kindness, or something else, it doesn't matter, never be shy, never be lazy, never hesitate, never refrain from trying to move forward... Close your ears to unconstructive comments that might upset you and carry on, because there is always a better point ahead than the one you've reached...
