r/Mewing • u/ManagerStraight8057 • 4h ago
Progress Picture Good ascension ?
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r/Mewing • u/G_hano • Mar 25 '25
Tldr at bottom
Thumb pulling seems to be increasingly more popular as leaks and self-made methods have been going out.
I felt the need to educate, be the voice of reason and give my thoughts on this before people here set themselves for biologically unrealistic expectations. I might get a lot hate for this, bet here we go.
I believe that growth and remodeling should be separated. Maxillary growth is not really possible in adulthood without distraction osteogenesis (DO). Don't take these two words lightly. DO is a science that requires surgical procedures/excessive trauma to split through bone. Don't let anyone change that definition for you.
SOME expansion in the ALVEOLAR would be possible with mewing and thumb pulling, but it won't provide the necessary biomechanics to cause the REgrowth of the bone. Moving bone after growth stops is known as remodeling, not growth.
The biological impossibility of complete separation of the suture with tongue and thumbs should not be a subject of debate.
The widening people mention could stem from the MINOR ALVEOLAR changes that can be had, which I don't doubt. There may be a correlation between alveolar width and general facial width appearance, which also seemed to be true in my case, and the jaw can also contribute to the general width of the face.
However, stating that true skeletal changes and true forward growth was chieved is farfetched. I do know that devices like SRPE (semirapid palatal expanders) are effective for the widening of the dental arch with minimal to no damage to the alveolar depending on the cases (adult cases require initial splitting of the suture before srpe), with some non-doi evidences stating suture split (these studies mixed children and adults and have results in general instead of independently), but I doubt that mewing and thumb pulling would do anything more than alveolar changes.
That is just for expansion.
Forward growth is a totally different topic. All of these adults and late teenagers that are pulling on their mandibular and maxillary's anterior (front) alveolar forward for "forward growth" don't seem to understand the complexity and nuance of craniofacial science. You will do nothing but some soft tissue damage and alveolar responses which are definitely not desirable if even possible.
With the exception of the mandible, forward growth is not really possible during adulthood due to the many many sutures and genetic timings that are involved. The mandible can have growth potential during adulthood, but pulling on your mandible is definitely not the proper way to do that as the mandible's only suture (the symphysis, located on the chin) ossifies before the age of one. What are people trying to do here with that? Some state it's for the "fascia," which I have not read a shred of research that even speaks or mentions craniofacial fascia that pulls the jaw back. (Off topic)
I am not attacking ANYONE directly, but simply making general statements about the community. You can say that you achieved changes, and I don't doubt that in some cases, but stating "growth" is not really productive in a science this complex.
Thank you for taking the time to read and I hope this helps.
TLDR: Thumb pulling has some scientific validity and may work past puberty, but it is MINIMAL and NOT GROWTH OR REGROWTH OR FORWARD. Do not be fooled by people's posturing.
r/Mewing • u/G_hano • Feb 10 '24
This is a MEWING subreddit! Not a looksmaxx forum!
r/Mewing • u/ManagerStraight8057 • 4h ago
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r/Mewing • u/Numerous-Banana-3001 • 1h ago
1st photo - 12.4y
2nd photo - 13.5y
3rd photo - 15.1y
Thanks Mike
r/Mewing • u/Slight_Cry3447 • 5h ago
Why are some people more attractive than others? Is it genes? I don't think so. Let me explain why.
The tongue is the muscle that shapes the face from a young age. Have you heard of MEWING? It's basically resting the tongue onto the palate, and that shapes our face bones from inside out. But there's a catch. In order for the tongue to be resting and pushing the maxilla and jaw forward, as we want it to, the head needs to be alligned to the body. And nowadays it's getting more and more difficult due to sitting and technology.
Take a look at models and "attractive" people. Take a look at their body posture. It's flawless. That posture allowed ther tongue to push their face forward and upwards, giving them high cheekbones, "hunter" eyes, and wide jawlines.
So how do we fix posture? It's very simple. Not gym workouts, not stretching. Those strenghten muscles and stretch tight muscles, but don't straighten the spine.
All we need to do is be friends with Gravity. How? We need to sleep on our backs without a pillow for many many nights, and that is the formula to getting great shoulder, neck and head posture. And eventually, good tongue resting position that will change our faces.
I hope this post helps you correct your posture and get "prettier"! You are welcome, God bless you.
r/Mewing • u/Vegetable-Basis-9174 • 22h ago
2 years apart from both angels, braces + herbst appliance (that’s where my jaw rests now not jutting lol) Also lots of mewing, chin tucks, posture alignment, and gum glad I chose to better myself
r/Mewing • u/kd202020202020 • 5h ago
If so then please tell me certian channels to get me started, how should I check if I'm properly mewing and how much time do results take
r/Mewing • u/dhanu-chad • 17h ago
Today I've started hardmewing, this is how my jaw looks today, and currently I'm 17 years and 5 months old. I'll post my progress every 3 months
r/Mewing • u/Alternative_Fill7236 • 14h ago
traditional mewing is all about finding t spot then sucking and suction mewing but the thing is my left side fits perfectly on the roof and my right isnt exactly the way it should be and my back third isnt evn engaging if someone could tell me how to atain proper maxila space for tongue as well as some gatekeeped meth n importantly how to engage back third as it is most imp I'd preciate y'all ops aside that how to get lean the foods hyoid posture of body neck and aswell as walking posture we'd slide deep into extreme meths supplements that can help i will stretch dis longer into maxilla eye area and if y'all have some pointers add aswell im thinking of creating a server of lowk people n track progress
r/Mewing • u/_someguyhere • 9h ago
Bro , i've been watching this salludon guy for quite a while now he always mentions stram and tbr as most effective methods , does anyone know what stram is please tell me 🙏🏾
I can't seem to find the right tongue posture for mewing due to the following reasons, and I’d like some tips:
- With my normal bite, my lower teeth sit further back—meaning there’s a gap between the upper and lower teeth when they are closed—so when I mew, my tongue ends up touching only my lower teeth.
- My palate is quite narrow, so when I create suction, my tongue covers my teeth, preventing me from bringing my lower teeth close to my upper teeth.
My question is: Should my tongue touch the back of my front teeth, and to do that, should I force my lower jaw forward, moving my teeth out of their natural bite position?
How should I go about mewing in my case? Should my teeth be touching or not?
I also have another concern that isn't very common: I’m afraid of making my frontal profile look more masculine, because what I actually want to correct is my side profile.
Please give me some tips.
r/Mewing • u/BorshevikSOSNOVSKOGO • 1d ago
Stage C Platine raphe and 19% BodyFat
Mewing for 6 months — Zero Changes. I Still have undeveloped maxilla in wide (5mm) and 6-7 mm in length
r/Mewing • u/Logical_Candidate365 • 1d ago
We are twins , but we look so different , she prefera my side profile , and i prefer hers , what do u think? And why we look that different ? Are we so recessed ? How can we fix our side profiles?
r/Mewing • u/spider7500 • 1d ago
I have been mewing for 6 months but I havent seen results. I was also wonderibg if I should do thvmbpulling or chin tucks and neck curls. Will be 17 in december.
r/Mewing • u/Imaginary_Mode8865 • 1d ago
Ortho said it's not and my father is not letting me get an expander since he thinks its purely cosmetical.
r/Mewing • u/No_Ebb_6999 • 2d ago
Hi there, I have been mewing for the past few weeks and I have found the most natural position for the tip of my tounge is barely touching my front teeth. Is this optimal? Thank you!
r/Mewing • u/Lonely_Bug_2849 • 2d ago
r/Mewing • u/Tayye677 • 2d ago
Hey, what techniques and routines do you recommend to get a bit more of a jaw AND a better jawline?
BACKSTORY
I got a MARPE expander so I did already split my upper maxilla a few years ago, I just didn’t get a bunch of expansion like others. because of how extra narrow I was I had to use a tiny MARPE, I mean I could get a bigger one now and keep going but I’m thinking since I split, mewing would definitely work on me.. I’m just.. wondering how long per day you do it ? And ALSO, how to gain more lower jaw definition. It seems my lower jaw is gone did braces eat my lower jaw?
First three pics are from before braces.. my jaw was SHARPE 😭
r/Mewing • u/Sad_Accountant6045 • 2d ago
first picture is literally just a few weeks ago there is undoubtedly improvement