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Jaw Asymmetry Research Paper

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This summer I had a five hour surgery to correct jaw asymmetry. While the physical pain associated with six bone fractures and four titanium metal plates was almost unbearable, the hardest part was not being able to be myself. I didn’t look like myself, feel like myself, and couldn’t do many of the things that I love. While my summer was objectively dismal, the whole experience helped me realize who my true friends are and what was important to me. Four friends who visited me a few times a week, whenever they were free. Even though I couldn’t talk at the beginning and was often asleep, their mere presence brought a smile to my face. I learned that the people who sitck by you when you’re not particularly fun to be around are the most important.

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