Re: Second Surgery for me! 2 questions for you!

December 28, 2004

HI, i am writing quickly as baby is starting to wake. i had off

midlines and crooked jaw issues and they ARE being fixed by ortho

mainly, jaw part by an implant. i too thought i would have ot have

surgery again to " rotate " the jaw. My ortho " polished " in between

all my teeth upper and lower on left side which created space and is

now in the process of shifting all my teeth to the left which will

line up the midlines. my bite is also pretty good. i am six months

post op so this will be a little lengthy compared to people who are

DONE who had surgery same time i did, but this seems like best

process and procedure for me. Will that help?

>

> Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!

>

> I had upper and lower on Oct 5th. My surgeon was to widen and move

> forward my upper palate, and also move my lower jaw over about 5mm

and

> back (my lower jaw was 'crooked'). After the surgery, I noticed

that

> my upper palate's midline was off now, whereas before it wasn't.

>

> So, now when I smile, my upper teeth don't line up under my nose

> anymore -- but they are shifted to the right about 4mm. I went to

see

> my OS yesterday, and he said he didn't know what happened --

showed me

> the models with the cuts he made and everything lined up. But it

> didn't line up on my face.

>

> My ortho said it's unfixable with braces, and my OS agreeded, and

said

> I'd need it done again. But my bite is functional. I'm just

unhappy

> with the aesthetic results -- especially when before my upper teeth

> lined up really nice! I hope my insurance will pay for a second

> surgery.

>

> So --

>

> 1. Has anyone had their upper midlines off after a LeForte 3 piece?

> 2. Has anyone who did have #1, did insureance cover a second op?

December 28, 2004