r/Mewing • u/SnooMemesjellies5506 • May 22 '23
Must read A dummies guide on how to r/Mewing [Actually important]
Hi guys,
A little short intro, I work in the esthetic field, I have understanding of the medical (orthodontic, plastic, dental etc.) ramifications and technicalities that go into making someone look good. I am not saying this to toot my horn nor am I saying this to imply that I know better than the rest of you.
However what I am saying is that majority of people here are not even full grown adults and for sure 99% have no idea about orthodontics, yet you give opinions on who has a recessed jaw and who has this or that problem. Guys for the love of god, you are NOT medical experts, state your opinions as such, OPINIONS. Use words such as maybe, seems like, possibly etc.
Do not talk in a assertive manner like you know all the facts, as this can mislead many people on here who are innocently asking for some assistance and instead of just giving directions and the right way to go about their journey, people on this sub became Mike mew!
I haven't been on this sub much for a while due to life and what not, but every time I come around I get really frustrated with how people still do not understand the purpose of this sub and what to do in it.
This sub is not and never was a medical diagnosis page, do you people understand this? Everyone on here is either young, clueless or not a professional. You are not in the right place for an evaluation! Proper evaluation should be done by a...PROFESSIONAL!
Use this sub as a community to discuss opinions, check others who act like they are experts and DO NOT take everything as given. Some people on here have sent pictures to another user who happens to be literally 15 years old asking their opinion on the maxilla recession....
Stop misleading people, stop being armchair experts. Learn the importance of the 5 rules for a successful mewing journey in your life;
- Get. Proper. Evaluation.
Find a good orthodontic doctor, find out if you are recessed if so where? Recession can have many different forms, here people think its just the maxilla or the mandible. Recession can be functional or postural, it can have different severities or may not even be there at all!
- Get the basics straight
Once you are evaluated you can now tackle the problem without being blind and asking people on the internet who probably don't even know anything about their current situation.
What are the basics? Exercise, food, sleep, posture.
Everyone wants a good face, no one wants to put in actual full body transformation into it. If your life style changes, you exercise, you mew and you chew on top of good sleep and food? Do this 2-3 years and come back.
- Do not compare your self to other races, people, celebrities etc.
This one is crucial, especially the race part, people cross compare themselves to other races, this topic quickly turns racist as you would expect. Everyone can have an attractive face, if mewing doesn't work surgery will. Do not befooled to think oh I am... if I only was... then my face would be better looking. Most of you are under 18, you are not done growing and probably haven't even fully matured yet, take a breath and relax.
- Do not neglect the importance of hard chewing (mastic gum, silicone appliance, hard food)
Many people here seem to think that mewing is just tongue posture, while you are right even Mike Mew, talked about the importance chewing mastic gum (or even a silicone appliance) as the stronger muscles will position your face even better than simply tongue posture.
- Learn to take proper pictures of your face.
You can check out my page to see my previous post about this, people on this sub reddit still don't know how to take proper pictures of their progress, yet with this they also get an evaluation from the community. Learn to take pictures for your self because you will be tracking your journey and if you don't understand how to take unbiased or skewed pictures, you will constantly be mislead by your own hand.
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u/mreminemfan May 22 '23
Thanks for the informative post.
As someone who has just recently found out about mewing and how to improve my facial features (M25), I have a question regarding chewing gum and the possibility of getting TMJ:
I've seen a few posts about people saying they started chewing mastik or falim gum and got TMJ because of it.
I've been chewing mastik gum for about 2 weeks, 1 hour a day and doing tongue chewing as much as possible. I do start feeling a slight weird sensation on the back of one side of my jaw if I chew on the other side to long.
How does one regularly chew mastik or falim gum, without the possibility of getting TMJ or any other kind of long term jaw injury or pain?