II class looking for advice (with pics)

[marigi]

hello to everyone! my name is Mari and I am writing from Italy. I just discovered this forum and am thrilled.
first of all sorry for any mistakes but, as you can guess, english is not my mothertongue.
I am currently in braces from February 2020, for preparation of jaw surgery for skeletal II class malocclusion. fro, a dental Point of view, I was/am probably a I class since my teeth were compensated, although both arches were pushed forward and we are now working to push backwards. in order to do this, for upper arch the orthodontist is using the space left from a loss of 2 molars that I had in the past. for lower arch, I had my premolars removed in June, and have been braced in lower arch in July.
for now, I have not been given any elastics, powerchains or anything in particular - just a chain to push back the upper premolars in the space where the molars used to be.
when the treatment will be completed, I will go under jaw surgery as the main issue is with my upper maxilla which has "grown too much" (gummy smile). my chin is underdeveloped, although my mandible actually is really not that recessed/small.
I could have chosen to go with orthodontic treatment only, with no operation, but I decided to go the hard way.
since it will still take a long time for my operation, I would like to know what changes I can expect in my profile just with braces. my orthodontist told me my profile might change a bit, but I am not sure to which degree. my main concern is my weak chin. I also have lip incompetency and am a mouth breather, but my main issue is the chin. I would be so grateful if I could improve my profile with braces, but I am not sure that the movements we will obtain with braces will be sufficient to notice a real difference.
I would like your advice or opinion on the following points:
- I had an estimation of treatment plan of 15/20 months, so my finish line should be from May to November 2021. based on your experience, how realistic do you think this is? what is your personal experience for similar treament (moving the arches backwards)?
- is there any picture or personal experience I could see of side profile improvement with braces? I have noticed there is a topic opened of a few years ago, but cannot see the attachments. I would love to be able to see some pictures of similar results
- do you think I have a chance to have some improvements with my side profile considering the movements I have to make?
(see photos attached - side profile with mouth closed, side profile to show inclination of the arches, and mouth in relaxed position)
https://ibb.co/w068cKG
https://ibb.co/2d6hpZD
https://ibb.co/2FF3XfR

thank you so much to anyone who would want to advise me

[djspeece]

Welcome to the forum! Things around here have been relatively quiet, so I'd recommend you go to the forum here on Oral Surgery https://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=15 and hopefully someone there can answer your questions, or at least you can search that forum for specific answers. Best of luck to you!

[marigi]

Thanks , i Will!

[gimari]

UP?