new here... lower jaw corrective surgery questions

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I'm get braces Tuesday, it's a weird thing to be excited about- but

I am Anyways, after my consultation I decided to do jaw surgery

along with the braces I have a really retracted (is that the word?)

lower jaw. Basically I have a terrible " weak chin " . Even though the

surgery won't be for about a year and a half, I want to know what

it's like? How bad is it post-op? For anyone who's had it done, do

you regret it? Just really curious. Thanks in advance!

Bethanie

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--- Hi Bethanie,

I'm postop day 20. I had upper and lower jaw surgery with genio,

septoplasty, and turbs reduced. I don't regret having the surgery.

I had breathing issues, TMJ, speech problems, swallowing issues, etc

that would get worse if I didn't have the surgery. So far I'm happy

with the results. Having a top-notch OS helped ease alot of anxiety

about the surgery. I would say the first week postop is the worst

then it gets better. At this point I'm sick of liquids (for 5 weeks

in my case) and less energerized. Most of the swelling is gone, the

bruising is basically gone. The numbness in my cheeks, upper and

lower lip area, chin/neck area still remains. I'm also banded for 5

weeks (not everyone's case). Hopefully afterwards I'll have the

braces for only 6 more months and then I'm done (again hopefully).

I had braces for 10 months before the surgery. The teeth had to be

aligned correctly for surgery. Overall I'm glad I did the surgery.

Good luck!

In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " bethanie_k "

wrote:

> I'm get braces Tuesday, it's a weird thing to be excited about-

but

> I am Anyways, after my consultation I decided to do jaw surgery

> along with the braces I have a really retracted (is that the

word?)

> lower jaw. Basically I have a terrible " weak chin " . Even though

the

> surgery won't be for about a year and a half, I want to know what

> it's like? How bad is it post-op? For anyone who's had it done, do

> you regret it? Just really curious. Thanks in advance!

>

> Bethanie