BIG genioplasty 5day post op report

[Guest guest]

For those of you who have followed my story, and anyone looking

at having a genioplasty, here's my latest. My surgery was Dec 1,

in Denver, CO. I had a " sliding drawer " technique genioplasty

that allowed roughly 12mm of advancement. (Standard

technique gets maxed out around 7mm). Surgery took two

hours, done under general. I left one hour after first waking up. I

travelled home the next day (500 miles). Swelling has been

moderate by most standards, although the lower lip took it pretty

hard and has been painful where it has cracked, etc. I returned

to work today and overall look pretty presentable. Obviously, this

was not a subtle change and with the swelling the effect is

intensified. Nonetheless, only one person actually noticed

anything. Since I had lower advancement/first genio ten years

ago, I'm already an " old pro " at knowing how to eat. I even threw

a mixture of mashed potatoes, milk and two pork chops in the

blender for one meal (I learned that trick from before). Keeping

the mouth clean is about the same ritual too, with all those

sutured areas just waiting to catch anything possible. There is

some numbness, but nothing like what I experienced with the

jaw surgery ten years ago. Overall, I'm pretty excited to actually

have a " normal " profile now. It took 28 years (two rounds of

orthodontics, mandibular advancement, first genioplasty, now

this genioplasty), but I've finally arrived. I'll post pics soon.

[Guest guest]

For those of you who have followed my story, and anyone looking

at having a genioplasty, here's my latest. My surgery was Dec 1,

in Denver, CO. I had a " sliding drawer " technique genioplasty

that allowed roughly 12mm of advancement. (Standard

technique gets maxed out around 7mm). Surgery took two

hours, done under general. I left one hour after first waking up. I

travelled home the next day (500 miles). Swelling has been

moderate by most standards, although the lower lip took it pretty

hard and has been painful where it has cracked, etc. I returned

to work today and overall look pretty presentable. Obviously, this

was not a subtle change and with the swelling the effect is

intensified. Nonetheless, only one person actually noticed

anything. Since I had lower advancement/first genio ten years

ago, I'm already an " old pro " at knowing how to eat. I even threw

a mixture of mashed potatoes, milk and two pork chops in the

blender for one meal (I learned that trick from before). Keeping

the mouth clean is about the same ritual too, with all those

sutured areas just waiting to catch anything possible. There is

some numbness, but nothing like what I experienced with the

jaw surgery ten years ago. Overall, I'm pretty excited to actually

have a " normal " profile now. It took 28 years (two rounds of

orthodontics, mandibular advancement, first genioplasty, now

this genioplasty), but I've finally arrived. I'll post pics soon.

[Guest guest]

Hi, I have really followed your story all along since I am in the

same boar. I could not do the jaw surgery since my

orthodontist " miscalculated " and I was left with not overbite to

move the jaw anywhere. My surgeon just offered my the genio option as

an elective. Of course now Ihave to cover expenses on my own whereas

in the jaw case it would be covered by insurance.

Anyway, I am reading all your posts (and thanks for replies you

posted) and I am really impressed how quickly you are dealing with

every day life. I am thinking to take off 3 weeks and sleep all day,

and you have already traveled 500 miles the next day, and returned to

work in 5 days. Being experience from the past helps to know I guess.

By the way the sliding drawer thing is what I think I am going to

face, but my case is a three dimensional that needs also down movent

and bone graft in between the box cut and the rest of the mandible.

The older technique is not used much anymore I understand, the

sliding is pretty standard these days. Even though with the jaw

movement most of these genios do not need much forward movements.

Are you applying anything to the sutures? I am trying to find

somthing that would help the scaring fade away and not leave a big

bump there under the lip.

Good receovery, keep us posted. Very nice to hear you have no

numbness. I was just reading a poor soul's story online that during

genio they accidentaly severed her mental nerve and obvviously she

lost the sensation forever. I really get freaked out thinking that no

matter how low the risk, anything happen in a surgery.

All the best, enjoy your mashed food.

>

> For those of you who have followed my story, and anyone looking

> at having a genioplasty, here's my latest. My surgery was Dec 1,

> in Denver, CO. I had a " sliding drawer " technique genioplasty

> that allowed roughly 12mm of advancement. (Standard

> technique gets maxed out around 7mm). Surgery took two

> hours, done under general. I left one hour after first waking up.

I

> travelled home the next day (500 miles). Swelling has been

> moderate by most standards, although the lower lip took it pretty

> hard and has been painful where it has cracked, etc. I returned

> to work today and overall look pretty presentable. Obviously, this

> was not a subtle change and with the swelling the effect is

> intensified. Nonetheless, only one person actually noticed

> anything. Since I had lower advancement/first genio ten years

> ago, I'm already an " old pro " at knowing how to eat. I even threw

> a mixture of mashed potatoes, milk and two pork chops in the

> blender for one meal (I learned that trick from before). Keeping

> the mouth clean is about the same ritual too, with all those

> sutured areas just waiting to catch anything possible. There is

> some numbness, but nothing like what I experienced with the

> jaw surgery ten years ago. Overall, I'm pretty excited to actually

> have a " normal " profile now. It took 28 years (two rounds of

> orthodontics, mandibular advancement, first genioplasty, now

> this genioplasty), but I've finally arrived. I'll post pics soon.

[Guest guest]

Hi, I have really followed your story all along since I am in the

same boar. I could not do the jaw surgery since my

orthodontist " miscalculated " and I was left with not overbite to

move the jaw anywhere. My surgeon just offered my the genio option as

an elective. Of course now Ihave to cover expenses on my own whereas

in the jaw case it would be covered by insurance.

Anyway, I am reading all your posts (and thanks for replies you

posted) and I am really impressed how quickly you are dealing with

every day life. I am thinking to take off 3 weeks and sleep all day,

and you have already traveled 500 miles the next day, and returned to

work in 5 days. Being experience from the past helps to know I guess.

By the way the sliding drawer thing is what I think I am going to

face, but my case is a three dimensional that needs also down movent

and bone graft in between the box cut and the rest of the mandible.

The older technique is not used much anymore I understand, the

sliding is pretty standard these days. Even though with the jaw

movement most of these genios do not need much forward movements.

Are you applying anything to the sutures? I am trying to find

somthing that would help the scaring fade away and not leave a big

bump there under the lip.

Good receovery, keep us posted. Very nice to hear you have no

numbness. I was just reading a poor soul's story online that during

genio they accidentaly severed her mental nerve and obvviously she

lost the sensation forever. I really get freaked out thinking that no

matter how low the risk, anything happen in a surgery.

All the best, enjoy your mashed food.

>

> For those of you who have followed my story, and anyone looking

> at having a genioplasty, here's my latest. My surgery was Dec 1,

> in Denver, CO. I had a " sliding drawer " technique genioplasty

> that allowed roughly 12mm of advancement. (Standard

> technique gets maxed out around 7mm). Surgery took two

> hours, done under general. I left one hour after first waking up.

I

> travelled home the next day (500 miles). Swelling has been

> moderate by most standards, although the lower lip took it pretty

> hard and has been painful where it has cracked, etc. I returned

> to work today and overall look pretty presentable. Obviously, this

> was not a subtle change and with the swelling the effect is

> intensified. Nonetheless, only one person actually noticed

> anything. Since I had lower advancement/first genio ten years

> ago, I'm already an " old pro " at knowing how to eat. I even threw

> a mixture of mashed potatoes, milk and two pork chops in the

> blender for one meal (I learned that trick from before). Keeping

> the mouth clean is about the same ritual too, with all those

> sutured areas just waiting to catch anything possible. There is

> some numbness, but nothing like what I experienced with the

> jaw surgery ten years ago. Overall, I'm pretty excited to actually

> have a " normal " profile now. It took 28 years (two rounds of

> orthodontics, mandibular advancement, first genioplasty, now

> this genioplasty), but I've finally arrived. I'll post pics soon.