Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 I'm doing my 12th grade research paper on this surgery, and the topic is " Should people have Orthognathic surgery? " . I had this surgery about a year ago, and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of maybe why not to have this surgery. Or even more of why should they have it. I am pleased with mine, and hope everyone else is as well. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. email me at princess_qtpie2005@.... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 I'm doing my 12th grade research paper on this surgery, and the topic is " Should people have Orthognathic surgery? " . I had this surgery about a year ago, and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of maybe why not to have this surgery. Or even more of why should they have it. I am pleased with mine, and hope everyone else is as well. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. email me at princess_qtpie2005@.... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Read around in the back posts, , and you'll find some folks who are not pleased with their results. You'll find some folks who desperately want the surgery, but can't find a way to pay for it. Etc., ETc., Etc. Short verson: Troubled results of surgery I know of: 1. Cost. It can be very, very expensive, and most folks don't have an extra $40,000 or $50,000 or more lying around to spend. 2. Possible risks: Numbness. Change in appearance (usually for the better, but as you'll see, some folks are displeased). For musicians, particularly: concern for change in embouchure or singing voice. Relapse: Doesn't happen often, but sometimes it does. 3. Fear of surgery: Some folks get VERY frightened, as opposed to most of us who get majorly frightened. The prospect of being wired shut is also a considerable one to overcome, and some surgeons do still wire their patients shut. 4. Waiting for growth to be complete -- this isn't really a reason to decide not to do it, but it can be a valid reason to delay the surgery. 5. Family's discouragement: Some families, even some spouses, are downright discouraging, belittling, demeaning to their " loved one. " This is hard to put up with. 6. Career plans that require immediate attention. Good luck! Glad you're happy with your surgery. I still believe that most folks are. C. > > I'm doing my 12th grade research paper on this surgery, and the topic > is " Should people have Orthognathic surgery? " . I had this surgery > about a year ago, and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of > maybe why not to have this surgery. Or even more of why should they > have it. I am pleased with mine, and hope everyone else is as well. > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. email me at > princess_qtpie2005@y... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Read around in the back posts, , and you'll find some folks who are not pleased with their results. You'll find some folks who desperately want the surgery, but can't find a way to pay for it. Etc., ETc., Etc. Short verson: Troubled results of surgery I know of: 1. Cost. It can be very, very expensive, and most folks don't have an extra $40,000 or $50,000 or more lying around to spend. 2. Possible risks: Numbness. Change in appearance (usually for the better, but as you'll see, some folks are displeased). For musicians, particularly: concern for change in embouchure or singing voice. Relapse: Doesn't happen often, but sometimes it does. 3. Fear of surgery: Some folks get VERY frightened, as opposed to most of us who get majorly frightened. The prospect of being wired shut is also a considerable one to overcome, and some surgeons do still wire their patients shut. 4. Waiting for growth to be complete -- this isn't really a reason to decide not to do it, but it can be a valid reason to delay the surgery. 5. Family's discouragement: Some families, even some spouses, are downright discouraging, belittling, demeaning to their " loved one. " This is hard to put up with. 6. Career plans that require immediate attention. Good luck! Glad you're happy with your surgery. I still believe that most folks are. C. > > I'm doing my 12th grade research paper on this surgery, and the topic > is " Should people have Orthognathic surgery? " . I had this surgery > about a year ago, and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of > maybe why not to have this surgery. Or even more of why should they > have it. I am pleased with mine, and hope everyone else is as well. > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. email me at > princess_qtpie2005@y... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 I am afraid your question can't be awnsered with a yes or no. The world is not black and white as you will soon find out and for some people like myself its either have the surgery or loose your teeth and even then dentures would not be an option...so the surgery is all that can be done. For other people its cosmetic or something minor and isn't totally necessary. So the question of should this surgery be done...is a bit out there and you will find impossiable to awnser as it depends case by case. There a lot of " junk " sites out there--- people building entire sites with their story and making this some huge life altering event and they are filled with tons of mis- imformation or mis represented info. But there are a few good ones (think official medical sites) heres a list of a few I found doing my own research before I had the surgery. Just consider your scources and what is considered crediable and non crediable in the acadmeic world and what is just built by people with way to much time on their hands...you can find a ton of things just from searching www.google.com under " orthognathic surgery " or " Jaw surgery " or " oral surgery " a lor of surgeons have web sites which offer pretty much the same basic info over and over again but some of them have link sites which is where I found a lot of these. http://www.mayoclinic.org/orthognathicsurgery-rst/ http://www.snorenet.com/jaw_procedure.htm http://www.erlanger.org/craniofacial/book/Orthog/Orthog_1.htm http://www.scofsg.com/orthosx.htm http://www.omsfoundation.org/ http://www.braces.org/ http://www.geocities.com/gumbylives_99/ http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/ Anyway you may want to reconsider the title/thesis of your paper. Which is done a lot anyway so its no biggie, I usually don't even create a title or much of a thesis untill I am done writting a paper because its always changing with me. Or consider diffrent paths your paper could take you could it on why insurance companies won't cover the surgery. My dental plan gave 5,000 but health insurance refused to cover anything, even though they will cover if its for TMJ which is a lesser problem then what I was dealing with and mostly the same surgery. Or just change it into a research on the surgery--what does it involve and why its done, what causes the problems that are so severe this is the last chance to fix them Or even how a postive attidude vs a negative attidue or taking it as it is or producing a huge deal out of something like this can effect the surgery and healing time. (you wouldn't believe some of the things that are out there, you would think these people were dying of cancer of having open heart surgery---perspective and maturity and more often then not its the older people who have been through more of life who take this so poorley) Anyway thats all just my opinion. > > I'm doing my 12th grade research paper on this surgery, and the topic > is " Should people have Orthognathic surgery? " . I had this surgery > about a year ago, and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of > maybe why not to have this surgery. Or even more of why should they > have it. I am pleased with mine, and hope everyone else is as well. > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. email me at > princess_qtpie2005@y... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 I am afraid your question can't be awnsered with a yes or no. The world is not black and white as you will soon find out and for some people like myself its either have the surgery or loose your teeth and even then dentures would not be an option...so the surgery is all that can be done. For other people its cosmetic or something minor and isn't totally necessary. So the question of should this surgery be done...is a bit out there and you will find impossiable to awnser as it depends case by case. There a lot of " junk " sites out there--- people building entire sites with their story and making this some huge life altering event and they are filled with tons of mis- imformation or mis represented info. But there are a few good ones (think official medical sites) heres a list of a few I found doing my own research before I had the surgery. Just consider your scources and what is considered crediable and non crediable in the acadmeic world and what is just built by people with way to much time on their hands...you can find a ton of things just from searching www.google.com under " orthognathic surgery " or " Jaw surgery " or " oral surgery " a lor of surgeons have web sites which offer pretty much the same basic info over and over again but some of them have link sites which is where I found a lot of these. http://www.mayoclinic.org/orthognathicsurgery-rst/ http://www.snorenet.com/jaw_procedure.htm http://www.erlanger.org/craniofacial/book/Orthog/Orthog_1.htm http://www.scofsg.com/orthosx.htm http://www.omsfoundation.org/ http://www.braces.org/ http://www.geocities.com/gumbylives_99/ http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/ Anyway you may want to reconsider the title/thesis of your paper. Which is done a lot anyway so its no biggie, I usually don't even create a title or much of a thesis untill I am done writting a paper because its always changing with me. Or consider diffrent paths your paper could take you could it on why insurance companies won't cover the surgery. My dental plan gave 5,000 but health insurance refused to cover anything, even though they will cover if its for TMJ which is a lesser problem then what I was dealing with and mostly the same surgery. Or just change it into a research on the surgery--what does it involve and why its done, what causes the problems that are so severe this is the last chance to fix them Or even how a postive attidude vs a negative attidue or taking it as it is or producing a huge deal out of something like this can effect the surgery and healing time. (you wouldn't believe some of the things that are out there, you would think these people were dying of cancer of having open heart surgery---perspective and maturity and more often then not its the older people who have been through more of life who take this so poorley) Anyway thats all just my opinion. > > I'm doing my 12th grade research paper on this surgery, and the topic > is " Should people have Orthognathic surgery? " . I had this surgery > about a year ago, and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of > maybe why not to have this surgery. Or even more of why should they > have it. I am pleased with mine, and hope everyone else is as well. > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. email me at > princess_qtpie2005@y... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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