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OP referenced losing a stone, so is probably in the UK and was most likely covered by the NHS. I'm sure a strong argument could be made for that being a medically necessary surgery, plus they sometimes will do cosmetic surgeries if the psychological impact is big enough. See controversial NHS boob job.

Your costume makes me cower in fear. There's one of these in my neighbourhood and I sometimes get stuck next to it while waiting to cross the street. I stand as far away as I possibly can desperately waiting for the light to change before it spots me and starts capering in my direction. Do you notice other people having this reaction or is it just me? Do you try to leave people alone when they're visibly terrified or do you exploit it?

I feel like the jokes I appreciate most are the ones that people feel they need to apologize for.

I agree with you completely that these are medical and should be covered 100%, but it's amazing what some people will put themselves through for purely cosmetic purposes. It amazes me that normal, healthy people will go under the knife for minor cosmetic tweeks. I wouldn't be surprised if there were many people who would go through all of OP's pain and suffering just for a small thing. Body dismorphia is pretty powerful.

Have you noticed improvements beyond just your face? It looks like you have a bit more forward head posture in the previous picture, though it may just be coincidence, I wonder if you were getting neck/shoulder/postural problems before and if they've improved as well.

I had the kind of old school orthodontics where they just ripped out my molars instead of enlarging my lower jaw with surgery like they probably should have and now I have so much neck and upper back pain just from my crappy bite. It's amazing how much of a difference it can make in your whole body.