Hey everyone, I thought this might be a good place to ask this question. I am a 35 year old male, and I really, REALLY want to get metal braces. I have had a consultation already and they say to get the result I'm after, I need fixed braces and a quad helix. Brilliant!

But here's the thing, I make videos and have a small following, and many of my leads come from my following. I don't want to lower my authority in my industry. I have this weird fear about having less leads and customers because of having metal braces. Like they'll make me seem juvenile.

I'm less afraid of what friends and family would think, but it's still something concerning.

Sometimes I just feel like "Screw it! I'm gonna do it!" and other times I'm feeling the fear and I know that once I've done it, I can't go back.

What do you think? How do I get over the fear of having braces?

I had similar fears when I got an upper brace in my mid 50s when I was running my own small legal practice. I chose damon clear brackets which were not very obvious and I don't think they affected my business even though I could tell on occasions that someone had noticed them. I would have been much less confident if I had chosen more obvious metal brackets and I think it is important in business to be able to project confidence. It may well be that you can be  confident irrespective of the bracket  type you choose. I think it all depends on our personalities and perhaps the sector we work in.

As to the quadhelix,  that might impact on your speech at first and I would suggest you arrange to have a some  holiday immediately after it is fitted. Of course you will have to use that time speaking a lot with friends or family to enable you to overcome any initial speech impediment.

Good luck with your treatment. I never regretted mine.

Thanks everyone!!