16..............again...

so...... i have a braces face again (or metal mouth, train tracks and so on!), yes and as everyone very kindly points out, i look like a teenager, the only positve to that being that i clearly dont have any wrinkles that have set in yet. medicine and orthodontic etc are all very advanced here and hae the added bonus of being a hell of a lot cheaper than the western world, margins arent as high and labour costs are super low. also gus's sister is an orthodontist so she will be making the adjustments for free.

i have fancy braces called in-ovations, and basically the difference is that there are no rubber bands as the brackets have these nifty clip (hence the expense) and so the wire can slide freely meaning less frequent visits to the orthodintist and faster results. i have had them on for a month and already (to the laymans eye) they are almost perfectly straight. ofcourse they need to stay on a bit longer to fine tune and for the teeth to get used to being there, but they certainly are much quicker than traditional braces. but here thay cost me around $300 instead of $7000-$9000!