Becoming a little worried........

[Guest guest]

Maize

Hello all,

I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In fact, they are the

same distance open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

swelling around my nose/upper and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that

after all this I will be able to close my lips together while relaxed. I

noticed in alot of the pictures online no one had the problem I had. I could

not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone else go through

this? They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower jaw

forward quite a bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone else have this? \

Tammy

[Guest guest]

Maize

Hello all,

I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In fact, they are the

same distance open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

swelling around my nose/upper and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that

after all this I will be able to close my lips together while relaxed. I

noticed in alot of the pictures online no one had the problem I had. I could

not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone else go through

this? They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower jaw

forward quite a bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone else have this? \

Tammy

[Guest guest]

I had upper/lower/genio (also known as Leforte 1/BSSO/genio). I

couldn't close my lips naturally pre-op. I was worried about the

outcome post-op too. Give it more time before you start panicking. If

they took that much off your upper jaw and moved your lower forward,

it's likely you'll see improvement once the swelling goes away. The

initial swelling will reduce, but there will still be residual

swelling that can take a long time to go down.

One morning I just woke up and my lips were naturally sealed shut

(after a life time as a mouth breather).

You can see my photos on site 2 under Fiddlesticks folder if you

want.

Also, ask your surgeon about your concerns.

> Maize

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In fact,

they are the same distance open that they were before the surgery. I

still have significant swelling around my nose/upper and lower lip

area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I will be able to

close my lips together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the

pictures online no one had the problem I had. I could not close my

mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone else go through this?

They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

jaw forward quite a bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the

procedure was called the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone else have this? \

>

> Tammy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had upper/lower/genio (also known as Leforte 1/BSSO/genio). I

couldn't close my lips naturally pre-op. I was worried about the

outcome post-op too. Give it more time before you start panicking. If

they took that much off your upper jaw and moved your lower forward,

it's likely you'll see improvement once the swelling goes away. The

initial swelling will reduce, but there will still be residual

swelling that can take a long time to go down.

One morning I just woke up and my lips were naturally sealed shut

(after a life time as a mouth breather).

You can see my photos on site 2 under Fiddlesticks folder if you

want.

Also, ask your surgeon about your concerns.

> Maize

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In fact,

they are the same distance open that they were before the surgery. I

still have significant swelling around my nose/upper and lower lip

area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I will be able to

close my lips together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the

pictures online no one had the problem I had. I could not close my

mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone else go through this?

They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

jaw forward quite a bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the

procedure was called the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone else have this? \

>

> Tammy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had the same surgery you did and but I had Lefort I 2 piece which also

included the widening

of the pallette. I am 4 weeks post op and my mouth still does not close all the

way. My surgeon

says if I get the genio done, my lips will meet more. I don't know why he just

didn't do it with the

rest, but I'm sure it was to make sure I really did need it. Plus I do have a

lot of swelling on my

upper lip. But my lips definitely meet together way better. Everytime i see the

dr. he always

tries to talk me into getting it done. Yes, I was also kind of bummed too when

my lips didn't

meet all the way.

That's my situation, but only your dr. will know for sure.

Mindy

> Maize

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In fact, they are

the same distance

open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant swelling

around my nose/upper

and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I will be able

to close my lips

together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online no one had the

problem I had. I

could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone else go

through this?

They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower jaw forward

quite a

bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called the Lefoit

I/BSSO did anyone

else have this? \

>

> Tammy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had the same surgery you did and but I had Lefort I 2 piece which also

included the widening

of the pallette. I am 4 weeks post op and my mouth still does not close all the

way. My surgeon

says if I get the genio done, my lips will meet more. I don't know why he just

didn't do it with the

rest, but I'm sure it was to make sure I really did need it. Plus I do have a

lot of swelling on my

upper lip. But my lips definitely meet together way better. Everytime i see the

dr. he always

tries to talk me into getting it done. Yes, I was also kind of bummed too when

my lips didn't

meet all the way.

That's my situation, but only your dr. will know for sure.

Mindy

> Maize

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In fact, they are

the same distance

open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant swelling

around my nose/upper

and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I will be able

to close my lips

together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online no one had the

problem I had. I

could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone else go

through this?

They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower jaw forward

quite a

bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called the Lefoit

I/BSSO did anyone

else have this? \

>

> Tammy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

hey tammy i was told before my surgery that i had a short upper lip

and despite surgery to fix my overbite my lips would still not close

all the way when relaxed just that i would show less tooth and they

would be back further so it wouldnt look like i had buck teeth as it

did before, i guess your gonna have to ask your os about what his

expectations were, maybe its normal

all the best

Marie

> > Maize

> >

> > Hello all,

> >

> > I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In

fact, they are the same distance

> open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

swelling around my nose/upper

> and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I

will be able to close my lips

> together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online

no one had the problem I had. I

> could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone

else go through this?

> They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

jaw forward quite a

> bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone

> else have this? \

> >

> > Tammy

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

hey tammy i was told before my surgery that i had a short upper lip

and despite surgery to fix my overbite my lips would still not close

all the way when relaxed just that i would show less tooth and they

would be back further so it wouldnt look like i had buck teeth as it

did before, i guess your gonna have to ask your os about what his

expectations were, maybe its normal

all the best

Marie

> > Maize

> >

> > Hello all,

> >

> > I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In

fact, they are the same distance

> open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

swelling around my nose/upper

> and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I

will be able to close my lips

> together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online

no one had the problem I had. I

> could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone

else go through this?

> They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

jaw forward quite a

> bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone

> else have this? \

> >

> > Tammy

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

There's a site 2? What name is that under?

Tammy

Re: Becoming a little worried........

I had upper/lower/genio (also known as Leforte 1/BSSO/genio). I

couldn't close my lips naturally pre-op. I was worried about the

outcome post-op too. Give it more time before you start panicking. If

they took that much off your upper jaw and moved your lower forward,

it's likely you'll see improvement once the swelling goes away. The

initial swelling will reduce, but there will still be residual

swelling that can take a long time to go down.

One morning I just woke up and my lips were naturally sealed shut

(after a life time as a mouth breather).

You can see my photos on site 2 under Fiddlesticks folder if you

want.

Also, ask your surgeon about your concerns.

> Maize

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In fact,

they are the same distance open that they were before the surgery. I

still have significant swelling around my nose/upper and lower lip

area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I will be able to

close my lips together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the

pictures online no one had the problem I had. I could not close my

mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone else go through this?

They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

jaw forward quite a bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the

procedure was called the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone else have this? \

>

> Tammy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

There's a site 2? What name is that under?

Tammy

Re: Becoming a little worried........

I had upper/lower/genio (also known as Leforte 1/BSSO/genio). I

couldn't close my lips naturally pre-op. I was worried about the

outcome post-op too. Give it more time before you start panicking. If

they took that much off your upper jaw and moved your lower forward,

it's likely you'll see improvement once the swelling goes away. The

initial swelling will reduce, but there will still be residual

swelling that can take a long time to go down.

One morning I just woke up and my lips were naturally sealed shut

(after a life time as a mouth breather).

You can see my photos on site 2 under Fiddlesticks folder if you

want.

Also, ask your surgeon about your concerns.

> Maize

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In fact,

they are the same distance open that they were before the surgery. I

still have significant swelling around my nose/upper and lower lip

area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I will be able to

close my lips together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the

pictures online no one had the problem I had. I could not close my

mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone else go through this?

They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

jaw forward quite a bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the

procedure was called the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone else have this? \

>

> Tammy

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Follow the link:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/orthognathicsurgerysite2/

> ,

>

> There's a site 2? What name is that under?

>

> Tammy

[Guest guest]

Follow the link:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/orthognathicsurgerysite2/

> ,

>

> There's a site 2? What name is that under?

>

> Tammy

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

I had a Leforte 1 (one piece) and for many weeks afterwards, I also could not

bring my lips together. I was upset and panicked about it too, because when I

looked at photos of other patients, no one else seemed to have this problem.

But I'm now six and a half weeks out and can bring my lips together without

any problem. In fact, my mouth is fully closed in its resting position. My chin

also no longer looks strained like it used to. My guess is that my muscles just

took longer to adjust than some. Hope this helps.....

Meaghan

> > > Hello all,

> > >

> > > I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In

> fact, they are the same distance

> > open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

> swelling around my nose/upper

> > and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I

> will be able to close my lips

> > together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online

> no one had the problem I had. I

> > could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone

> else go through this?

> > They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

> jaw forward quite a

> > bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

> the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone

> > else have this? \

> > >

> > > Tammy

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

I had a Leforte 1 (one piece) and for many weeks afterwards, I also could not

bring my lips together. I was upset and panicked about it too, because when I

looked at photos of other patients, no one else seemed to have this problem.

But I'm now six and a half weeks out and can bring my lips together without

any problem. In fact, my mouth is fully closed in its resting position. My chin

also no longer looks strained like it used to. My guess is that my muscles just

took longer to adjust than some. Hope this helps.....

Meaghan

> > > Hello all,

> > >

> > > I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In

> fact, they are the same distance

> > open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

> swelling around my nose/upper

> > and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I

> will be able to close my lips

> > together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online

> no one had the problem I had. I

> > could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone

> else go through this?

> > They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

> jaw forward quite a

> > bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

> the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone

> > else have this? \

> > >

> > > Tammy

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Meaghan,

Thanks for replying! Were both of your lips still super swollen at 3 weeks post

op? Do you remember what week that everything kinda fell into place? I am so

thankful that someone else went through this. I went through every post op

photo I could and found no one elses upper lip about touching their nose. My

lower lip was so swollen it about touched my chin. Right now the lower lip is

still swollen and shows my bottom teeth all the way down to the gum. My upper

lip is still very swollen too but it covers the top teeth to the brackets.

Feeling is slowly coming back with sharp tingling but I am thankful for that.

Tammy

Re: Becoming a little worried........

Hi there,

I had a Leforte 1 (one piece) and for many weeks afterwards, I also could not

bring my lips together. I was upset and panicked about it too, because when I

looked at photos of other patients, no one else seemed to have this problem.

But I'm now six and a half weeks out and can bring my lips together without

any problem. In fact, my mouth is fully closed in its resting position. My

chin

also no longer looks strained like it used to. My guess is that my muscles

just

took longer to adjust than some. Hope this helps.....

Meaghan

> > > Hello all,

> > >

> > > I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In

> fact, they are the same distance

> > open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

> swelling around my nose/upper

> > and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I

> will be able to close my lips

> > together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online

> no one had the problem I had. I

> > could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone

> else go through this?

> > They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

> jaw forward quite a

> > bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

> the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone

> > else have this? \

> > >

> > > Tammy

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Meaghan,

Thanks for replying! Were both of your lips still super swollen at 3 weeks post

op? Do you remember what week that everything kinda fell into place? I am so

thankful that someone else went through this. I went through every post op

photo I could and found no one elses upper lip about touching their nose. My

lower lip was so swollen it about touched my chin. Right now the lower lip is

still swollen and shows my bottom teeth all the way down to the gum. My upper

lip is still very swollen too but it covers the top teeth to the brackets.

Feeling is slowly coming back with sharp tingling but I am thankful for that.

Tammy

Re: Becoming a little worried........

Hi there,

I had a Leforte 1 (one piece) and for many weeks afterwards, I also could not

bring my lips together. I was upset and panicked about it too, because when I

looked at photos of other patients, no one else seemed to have this problem.

But I'm now six and a half weeks out and can bring my lips together without

any problem. In fact, my mouth is fully closed in its resting position. My

chin

also no longer looks strained like it used to. My guess is that my muscles

just

took longer to adjust than some. Hope this helps.....

Meaghan

> > > Hello all,

> > >

> > > I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In

> fact, they are the same distance

> > open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

> swelling around my nose/upper

> > and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I

> will be able to close my lips

> > together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online

> no one had the problem I had. I

> > could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone

> else go through this?

> > They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the lower

> jaw forward quite a

> > bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

> the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone

> > else have this? \

> > >

> > > Tammy

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Tammy,

Yes, my lips were pretty swollen at three weeks.... atlhough what I've

discovered from this surgery is that my lips are actually suprisingly small

(something I never noticed when I had an open bite)! So the lip swelling was

still trumped by the cheek swelling. But my lips were certainly doing battle

with the front brackets and would swell up some days more than others.

I would say that things suddenly seemed to fall into place around the fifth

week. As trite as it sounds, this was also around the time that I stopped

thinking about my appearance as much, as I was back at work and

preoccupied with getting up to speed in that regard. One day I looked in the

mirror and noticed my lips were together with very little strain.

This board was really helpful to me throughout this process, but sometiimes I

found it was good to take a break from reading about other people's

experiences. I was driving myself crazy with worry some days, wondering why

my healing process was so different from others that I read about. Giving

myself a day or two to not think about all of it all of the time helped

alleviate

some of my stress. Just a thought....

Meaghan

> Meaghan,

>

> Thanks for replying! Were both of your lips still super swollen at 3 weeks

post op? Do you remember what week that everything kinda fell into place? I

am so thankful that someone else went through this. I went through every

post op photo I could and found no one elses upper lip about touching their

nose. My lower lip was so swollen it about touched my chin. Right now the

lower lip is still swollen and shows my bottom teeth all the way down to the

gum. My upper lip is still very swollen too but it covers the top teeth to the

brackets. Feeling is slowly coming back with sharp tingling but I am thankful

for that.

>

> Tammy

> Re: Becoming a little

worried........

>

>

> Hi there,

>

> I had a Leforte 1 (one piece) and for many weeks afterwards, I also could

not

> bring my lips together. I was upset and panicked about it too, because

when I

> looked at photos of other patients, no one else seemed to have this

problem.

> But I'm now six and a half weeks out and can bring my lips together without

> any problem. In fact, my mouth is fully closed in its resting position. My

chin

> also no longer looks strained like it used to. My guess is that my muscles

just

> took longer to adjust than some. Hope this helps.....

>

> Meaghan

>

> > > > Hello all,

> > > >

> > > > I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In

> > fact, they are the same distance

> > > open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

> > swelling around my nose/upper

> > > and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I

> > will be able to close my lips

> > > together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online

> > no one had the problem I had. I

> > > could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone

> > else go through this?

> > > They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the

lower

> > jaw forward quite a

> > > bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

> > the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone

> > > else have this? \

> > > >

> > > > Tammy

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Tammy,

Yes, my lips were pretty swollen at three weeks.... atlhough what I've

discovered from this surgery is that my lips are actually suprisingly small

(something I never noticed when I had an open bite)! So the lip swelling was

still trumped by the cheek swelling. But my lips were certainly doing battle

with the front brackets and would swell up some days more than others.

I would say that things suddenly seemed to fall into place around the fifth

week. As trite as it sounds, this was also around the time that I stopped

thinking about my appearance as much, as I was back at work and

preoccupied with getting up to speed in that regard. One day I looked in the

mirror and noticed my lips were together with very little strain.

This board was really helpful to me throughout this process, but sometiimes I

found it was good to take a break from reading about other people's

experiences. I was driving myself crazy with worry some days, wondering why

my healing process was so different from others that I read about. Giving

myself a day or two to not think about all of it all of the time helped

alleviate

some of my stress. Just a thought....

Meaghan

> Meaghan,

>

> Thanks for replying! Were both of your lips still super swollen at 3 weeks

post op? Do you remember what week that everything kinda fell into place? I

am so thankful that someone else went through this. I went through every

post op photo I could and found no one elses upper lip about touching their

nose. My lower lip was so swollen it about touched my chin. Right now the

lower lip is still swollen and shows my bottom teeth all the way down to the

gum. My upper lip is still very swollen too but it covers the top teeth to the

brackets. Feeling is slowly coming back with sharp tingling but I am thankful

for that.

>

> Tammy

> Re: Becoming a little

worried........

>

>

> Hi there,

>

> I had a Leforte 1 (one piece) and for many weeks afterwards, I also could

not

> bring my lips together. I was upset and panicked about it too, because

when I

> looked at photos of other patients, no one else seemed to have this

problem.

> But I'm now six and a half weeks out and can bring my lips together without

> any problem. In fact, my mouth is fully closed in its resting position. My

chin

> also no longer looks strained like it used to. My guess is that my muscles

just

> took longer to adjust than some. Hope this helps.....

>

> Meaghan

>

> > > > Hello all,

> > > >

> > > > I am still not able to close my lips at 19 days post op. In

> > fact, they are the same distance

> > > open that they were before the surgery. I still have significant

> > swelling around my nose/upper

> > > and lower lip area. I am hoping and praying that after all this I

> > will be able to close my lips

> > > together while relaxed. I noticed in alot of the pictures online

> > no one had the problem I had. I

> > > could not close my mouth at all and showed 10mm of tooth. Anyone

> > else go through this?

> > > They had to remove 7mm of bone on the upper jaw and move the

lower

> > jaw forward quite a

> > > bit. I noticed on the discharge papers the procedure was called

> > the Lefoit I/BSSO did anyone

> > > else have this? \

> > > >

> > > > Tammy

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >