Re: MAJOR advancement genioplasty, 11 days post op

[Guest guest]

Hi, thanks for the update.

With regard to the incisions, are you applying anything there to make

the scars fade away?

Also, does your lip seem at the same height as before, meaning

exposing the same amount of lower front teeth?

Thanks

>

> I've promised to provide reports on the progress of my

> genioplasty surgery of Dec 1. My advancement was very

> significant being somewhere around 15mm, or about 2 to 3

> times more advancement than typical, standard technique

> genioplasties. I'm very pleased with my profile, after going

> through orthodontics as a teenager, orthodontics with

> manidublar advancement and a genioplasty when I was in my

> late 20's and still having a very weak profile, I'm so happy that I

> finally have what I dreamed of. My swelling is down

> considerably and I've been able to return to fairly normal eating,

> although I still don't want to bite into anything. It's the large

> incision area and sore lip that has restricted my eating which at

> first was just like when I had my jaw surgery. If anyone is

> considering genioplasty either as a stand alone procedure or in

> conjunction with jaw surgery, I just want you to know that if you

> have a very severe recessive chin there are surgeons out there

> who will give you full correction, not just a modest improvement

> and then tell you how " wonderful you look " , when you look in the

> mirror and wonder if they even did anything. In addition, if you

> were like me and have had jaw advancement/genioplasty and

> still have a weak chin, if you're well healed up, you can have a

> secondary genioplasty and have the look you desire. I will gladly

> answer questions. I will post pics soon.

[Guest guest]

Hi, thanks for the update.

With regard to the incisions, are you applying anything there to make

the scars fade away?

Also, does your lip seem at the same height as before, meaning

exposing the same amount of lower front teeth?

Thanks

>

> I've promised to provide reports on the progress of my

> genioplasty surgery of Dec 1. My advancement was very

> significant being somewhere around 15mm, or about 2 to 3

> times more advancement than typical, standard technique

> genioplasties. I'm very pleased with my profile, after going

> through orthodontics as a teenager, orthodontics with

> manidublar advancement and a genioplasty when I was in my

> late 20's and still having a very weak profile, I'm so happy that I

> finally have what I dreamed of. My swelling is down

> considerably and I've been able to return to fairly normal eating,

> although I still don't want to bite into anything. It's the large

> incision area and sore lip that has restricted my eating which at

> first was just like when I had my jaw surgery. If anyone is

> considering genioplasty either as a stand alone procedure or in

> conjunction with jaw surgery, I just want you to know that if you

> have a very severe recessive chin there are surgeons out there

> who will give you full correction, not just a modest improvement

> and then tell you how " wonderful you look " , when you look in the

> mirror and wonder if they even did anything. In addition, if you

> were like me and have had jaw advancement/genioplasty and

> still have a weak chin, if you're well healed up, you can have a

> secondary genioplasty and have the look you desire. I will gladly

> answer questions. I will post pics soon.

[Guest guest]

I haven't been putting anything on the incision area since it is

inside my mouth. I do a salt water rinse a couple times each

day. I had no residual problems with the incision sites from my

first jaw surgery/genioplasty. As for the lip, I'd say it's pretty much

the same as before, maybe just slightly higher, allowing a little

better closure in the relaxed state than before. Obviously, it's way

too soon to know how everything will settle out, but I think it's

doing quite well.

> >

> > I've promised to provide reports on the progress of my

> > genioplasty surgery of Dec 1. My advancement was very

> > significant being somewhere around 15mm, or about 2 to 3

> > times more advancement than typical, standard technique

> > genioplasties. I'm very pleased with my profile, after going

> > through orthodontics as a teenager, orthodontics with

> > manidublar advancement and a genioplasty when I was in

my

> > late 20's and still having a very weak profile, I'm so happy that

I

> > finally have what I dreamed of. My swelling is down

> > considerably and I've been able to return to fairly normal

eating,

> > although I still don't want to bite into anything. It's the large

> > incision area and sore lip that has restricted my eating which

at

> > first was just like when I had my jaw surgery. If anyone is

> > considering genioplasty either as a stand alone procedure or

in

> > conjunction with jaw surgery, I just want you to know that if

you

> > have a very severe recessive chin there are surgeons out

there

> > who will give you full correction, not just a modest

improvement

> > and then tell you how " wonderful you look " , when you look in

the

> > mirror and wonder if they even did anything. In addition, if you

> > were like me and have had jaw advancement/genioplasty

and

> > still have a weak chin, if you're well healed up, you can have a

> > secondary genioplasty and have the look you desire. I will

gladly

> > answer questions. I will post pics soon.

[Guest guest]

I haven't been putting anything on the incision area since it is

inside my mouth. I do a salt water rinse a couple times each

day. I had no residual problems with the incision sites from my

first jaw surgery/genioplasty. As for the lip, I'd say it's pretty much

the same as before, maybe just slightly higher, allowing a little

better closure in the relaxed state than before. Obviously, it's way

too soon to know how everything will settle out, but I think it's

doing quite well.

> >

> > I've promised to provide reports on the progress of my

> > genioplasty surgery of Dec 1. My advancement was very

> > significant being somewhere around 15mm, or about 2 to 3

> > times more advancement than typical, standard technique

> > genioplasties. I'm very pleased with my profile, after going

> > through orthodontics as a teenager, orthodontics with

> > manidublar advancement and a genioplasty when I was in

my

> > late 20's and still having a very weak profile, I'm so happy that

I

> > finally have what I dreamed of. My swelling is down

> > considerably and I've been able to return to fairly normal

eating,

> > although I still don't want to bite into anything. It's the large

> > incision area and sore lip that has restricted my eating which

at

> > first was just like when I had my jaw surgery. If anyone is

> > considering genioplasty either as a stand alone procedure or

in

> > conjunction with jaw surgery, I just want you to know that if

you

> > have a very severe recessive chin there are surgeons out

there

> > who will give you full correction, not just a modest

improvement

> > and then tell you how " wonderful you look " , when you look in

the

> > mirror and wonder if they even did anything. In addition, if you

> > were like me and have had jaw advancement/genioplasty

and

> > still have a weak chin, if you're well healed up, you can have a

> > secondary genioplasty and have the look you desire. I will

gladly

> > answer questions. I will post pics soon.