I've never told my husband of the surgery I had

[thatsnotmynamey]

I've been married to my husband for one year now, we are talking about children together and we are open and honest apart from one thing.
When I was still at high school I had a lot of work done on my teeth, I even had surgery to improve my jaw. I wasn't terrible before but it certainly improved my face. I have told my husband about the fact I had terrible teeth and he's seen photos of when I was a child but I've never told him of the surgery part, I'm so deeply ashamed. He is always telling me how beautiful I am and I feel like a scam artist, I'm not beautiful really. I wish I'd told him when we had first met and now it wouldn't be such a big deal. Is it a big deal? Sometimes it takes over all my thoughts and I feel so bad, but most of the time I forget.
The only time I feel really bad is when he tells me I'm beautiful or that he wants a future child to look like me and I say I'm not beautiful and he should have seen me before the work on my teeth.
Is it too late to tell him? Can I not tell him and just see if he finds out through family and deal with that when it's brought up? I just can't bring myself to shatter the illusion he has that I'm beautiful. Help

Having maxilla facial surgery to correct jaw misalignment is never done for cosmetic reasons. You may have agreed to it because it improved your appearance but the surgeon would never have done it unless it was clinically necessary.
There is absolutely no reason to feel embarrassed that you had it done. It’s major surgery on par with surgery to straighten your spine or to replace a joint.

Your husband sounds like a lovely fella and I’m sure he wouldn’t be at all bothered about your surgery.
I would just start talking about your teeth correction procedures and say you have never told him because you find it uncomfortable talking about it but you had to have a little bit of surgery too.
You have built it up in your mind to be a bigger deal than it is. Understandable considering how much upset it caused you when you were younger. Just think how freeing it will be when you don’t have to worry about anyone bringing it up in conversation any more.

Wow, i had brackets for 3 years plus four years with a removable one at night and never think about it. Really changed my mouth. Not sure why I am supposed to feel ashamed. Also had a breast reduction and got rid of 1.5kg of breast. Best thing I ever did. I think you may have other issues going on that have made you latch on to this and self flagelate.

Oh OP, I think you are imagining this is a big deal when it really isnt. If you mention to your DH that whilst you had your teeth worked on you had some jaw surgery. He’d probably be like “oh right” and would have no idea you were treating it like some appalling dark secret. It’s absolutely not.

You’re not a fraud. This is classic imposter syndrome. If it’s really bothering, see a counsellor. Only because he/she will help you see you deserve all the love from your DH.

From the potential that any kids may have dental issues - yes, some of it is inherited. I'm sure you've already googled that though. There are many things we inherit from our parents. However, you can't live your life worrying about it and I think telling your DH would relieve some of that 'burden/shame'' you're carrying around unnecessarily. In your mind you've built it up into something massive when in reality it was a minor procedure. You are beautiful and your husband loves you, remember that.