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The first thing I thought when I read your post was that you probably don't have too much authority over what kind of treatment you want. Some people are invisalign candidates and some aren't. If you have a very complex treatment, you may not have any other option other than fixed braces.
You get a lot of different consultations because different orthodontist are comfortable with what they are used to doing/their experience. Some orthos are only comfortable with surgery and are not willing to treat patients who have severe open, under, over, or cross bites with invisalign or fixed braces alone. I had an under bit/ open bite that didnt look too diff from yours, and my Ortho suggested fixed braces for a year, surgery, then invisalign.
i went to another ortho who said they could potentially treat me with just braces and removing teeth. I didn't like the idea of removing teeth (I still have all my teeth including all 4 wisdom teeth), but they wanted to remove some premolars as well... which IMO is camoflouging the problem, not fixing it.
So I went with my first option but without the invisalign. Total time in braces was about 2 years. Braces in 1. Surgery. Then the last year was to stabilize and fine tune the bite. I still wear my retainers every night, and have been for the last 4 years. The retainers I have are made by invisalign, they are called Viveras.
For the guy who posted that you may need additional treatments, that isn't true if you wear your retainers.. Obviously if you stop wearing your retainers, your teeth will keep shifting.. and yes, the ortho does tell you that, at the end of your treatment. The most critical time of your treatment is when you are debraced. You have to be adamant at wearing your retainers. teenagers are the worst for this.
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