Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Hi Everyone, I am new here and want to get my lower jaw moved back. But I am wondering... I may be getting bariatric surgery (considering it) and if I do wich surgery should be first? The reason I ask is because you have less nutrition absorption after the bariatric surgery, but I am wondering if anyone here has had both surgeries and has any advice for me... or can they be done at the same time? Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Are you talking about getting your stomach stapled? I'm no doctor, and you should probably get the opinion of your General Practitioner and whoever is doing your bariatric surgery. My educated guess is that you will need every defense at your disposal to heal from the orthognathic surgery, including the ability to take in nutrients even with limited eating ability. That said, if you haven't even started treatment yet, you might have two years of orthodontics ahead of you first. That's plenty of time to heal from other surgery. If you only have six months of ortho work, you might want to consider putting off the bariatric. Your best advisors are the doctors who know all of your conditions. Kris > Hi Everyone, I am new here and want to get my lower jaw moved back. > But I am wondering... I may be getting bariatric surgery > (considering it) and if I do wich surgery should be first? The > reason I ask is because you have less nutrition absorption after the > bariatric surgery, but I am wondering if anyone here has had both > surgeries and has any advice for me... or can they be done at the > same time? Thanks for any help. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 You need, I think, some major discussions with your caregivers on these points. I would suspect that it would be better to do the jaw procedures first, as you will need all the nutrition you can get to help in the healing process. But I'm no doc. The bariatric surgery, best I understand it, limits what you can get, in the way of nutrition, majorly. And you do not, I believe, want that while your intake of food is also mechanically limited. But ask your docs. They're your best experts. Would it offend you if I also suggested some counseling, before you take on these two big hurdles? That's a lot of major changes to be putting your body through, all at once... Cammie > Hi Everyone, I am new here and want to get my lower jaw moved back. > But I am wondering... I may be getting bariatric surgery > (considering it) and if I do wich surgery should be first? The > reason I ask is because you have less nutrition absorption after the > bariatric surgery, but I am wondering if anyone here has had both > surgeries and has any advice for me... or can they be done at the > same time? Thanks for any help. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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