š I couldnāt bite pizza or look at photos of myself. 𦷠Now Iām building @BracieApp so no one feels that alone in their braces journey again. āļøapps.apple.com/us/app/bracie-ā¦Joined November 2025
Letās do an AMA š
Iāve:
⢠had braces twice for >7 years
⢠gone through double jaw surgery (then surgery single jaw again)
⢠spent years confused about my own treatment
⢠turned it all into a braces app (@BracieApp)
Ask me anything about:
⢠braces
⢠jaw surgery + recovery
⢠the mental side of treatment
⢠building & launching a niche app
I was told pretty much the exact same thing. It's not an easy journey but from personal experience I would say if you are able go for it! If you have any questions at all about anything I would be happy to answer. Obviously I'm not an orthodontist but having gone through the surgery twice I think I have a bit of experience not even the orthodontists have.
@arghavantas@BracieApp Have you seen an orthodontist or surgeon about it? I always hated the way I looked but couldn't even pin point why until I met my orthodontist. It made so much sense at that point when they explained everything.
There's not a day goes by when I look in the mirror and regret it. It was the worth it 100%. From breathing to chewing to even just being able to look at photos of myself. If you are able I would recommend to anyone who could benefit from it. I had a 10mm overbite. I've pinned my whole story to my profile if you want a read!
Surgery itself, no pain at all. That's the easy part. The first few hours are just numb but then the pain starts. If you're not careful about pain medication it will be absolute misery for about 3 - 4 weeks.
I was quite lucky that I have a strong stomach so I didn't feel much nausea but I've heard this is a real problem. There was only one point I felt nausea really bad. The nurses took me for an xray the day after to see if everything was alright. The problem is for a head xray I had to stand up in the machine while it twirled around.
I remember barely being able to stand for 10 seconds before nearly falling completely unconscious and almost being sick. It was a 7+ hour surgery for me after all so no wonder I was unable to stand!
My teeth were bound shut with elastics so as you can imagine the last thing I wanted was to be sick. I can't even imagine how awful that would have been. š¤¢
š Week 1 for @BracieApp:
š4,160 impressions
š150 App Store product page views
š0.8% conversion rate
š23 downloads
š0 revenue
š0 trials
This is the unglamorous side of launching a niche app.
For the next week Iām going to:
ā”ļø improve the App Store page
ā”ļø tighten the first-time experience in the app
ā”ļø keep telling the braces + jaw surgery story, but with sharper problem/solution angles
Honestly? Iād love to be tweeting ā1000+ downloads, £££ MRRā right now.
Seeing 0 trials and £0 stings.
At the same time: 23 real humans decided to install an app about braces from a complete stranger on the internet. Thatās not nothing - thatās a starting point.
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