A make-up artist who spent six years 'hiding' her prominent chin after bullies branded her 'shovel face' due to her extreme underbite is now able to smile again thanks to gruelling jaw surgery. Jordan Davies underwent the arduous four-and-a-half operation in which her top and bottom jaws were both broken, realigned and secured in place with metal plates and screws.
The 21-year-old had longed for surgery to correct her severe underbite ever since the age of 15 and spent three years in braces to straighten her teeth before the op. Jordan's bottom jaw sat so far forward that she was told she'd eventually struggle to eat, in addition to school bullies cruelly branding her 'shovel face'.
Jordan would resort to 'holding her jaw back', posing in such a way to make her jutting profile less obvious. After doctors explained her underbite would only worsen and eventually make eating difficult, self-conscious Jordan decided to undergo double jaw surgery in March 2022. Now 10 months on from her surgery, Jordan says she now feels confident enough to flash a toothy smile in public.
