Re: question for the board

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry to hear you have to have your surgery redone. How long

ago was your original surgery? Does your OS know how disappointed

you are? Ooops, just saw date (3 months ago) What exactly did you

have done in upper and lowr? (EX: mine upper was moved up - for

very gummy smile correction, lower advanced, i had no chin) Will

you be going to someone else?

> I had upper and lower 3 months ago and it looks like I'll have to

go

> back to have the maxilla redone. I now have an open bite and will

need

> to go back for a segmented maxillary surgery. has anyone had this

done

> and is it easier than having both done? If I have a narrow palate

> would it also be a good time for SARPE? what is it and how does it

> work? I really don't want to go through this again but my bite is

> worse than before. Is multiple surgeries normal? I'm not really

happy

> with my OS cuz he told me it would be a piece of cake. sorry for

the

> ranting but I got over the post sugical depression by day 5 and

now

> have to deal with resugical depression! any info would be greatly

> appreciated. eric

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry to hear you have to have your surgery redone. How long

ago was your original surgery? Does your OS know how disappointed

you are? Ooops, just saw date (3 months ago) What exactly did you

have done in upper and lowr? (EX: mine upper was moved up - for

very gummy smile correction, lower advanced, i had no chin) Will

you be going to someone else?

> I had upper and lower 3 months ago and it looks like I'll have to

go

> back to have the maxilla redone. I now have an open bite and will

need

> to go back for a segmented maxillary surgery. has anyone had this

done

> and is it easier than having both done? If I have a narrow palate

> would it also be a good time for SARPE? what is it and how does it

> work? I really don't want to go through this again but my bite is

> worse than before. Is multiple surgeries normal? I'm not really

happy

> with my OS cuz he told me it would be a piece of cake. sorry for

the

> ranting but I got over the post sugical depression by day 5 and

now

> have to deal with resugical depression! any info would be greatly

> appreciated. eric

[Guest guest]

My 3 month follow-up is tomorrow and my OS will hear my concerns. had

bands removed at 8 1/2 weeks and all was ok. condyles obviously reset

themselves when bands removed and left me 5mm open in front. I already

saw another OS for a second opinion but he wants to wait to see what

my current OS has to say. I was advanced both uppr and lower 8mm with

an 8mm genioplasty adv. to cure sleep apnea. doc said it would be a

piece of cake and I believed him! my bite was fine before so he either

didn't prepare right or had some interaoperative problems that he

didn't reveal. main problem is 1st surgery was covered by insurance

which has since lapsed and now I'll have to pick up the check for the

second which as you know isn't cheap. Do I let the first OS fix his

mistake or should I trust someone new? what a dilemma. hardest part is

hearing all the people who's surgery went right the first time and

having to put my life on hold for another 6 months minimum! enough of

the pity party for now it feels like nap time. eric

> > I had upper and lower 3 months ago and it looks like I'll have to

> go

> > back to have the maxilla redone. I now have an open bite and will

> need

> > to go back for a segmented maxillary surgery. has anyone had this

> done

> > and is it easier than having both done? If I have a narrow palate

> > would it also be a good time for SARPE? what is it and how does it

> > work? I really don't want to go through this again but my bite is

> > worse than before. Is multiple surgeries normal? I'm not really

> happy

> > with my OS cuz he told me it would be a piece of cake. sorry for

> the

> > ranting but I got over the post sugical depression by day 5 and

> now

> > have to deal with resugical depression! any info would be greatly

> > appreciated. eric

[Guest guest]

My 3 month follow-up is tomorrow and my OS will hear my concerns. had

bands removed at 8 1/2 weeks and all was ok. condyles obviously reset

themselves when bands removed and left me 5mm open in front. I already

saw another OS for a second opinion but he wants to wait to see what

my current OS has to say. I was advanced both uppr and lower 8mm with

an 8mm genioplasty adv. to cure sleep apnea. doc said it would be a

piece of cake and I believed him! my bite was fine before so he either

didn't prepare right or had some interaoperative problems that he

didn't reveal. main problem is 1st surgery was covered by insurance

which has since lapsed and now I'll have to pick up the check for the

second which as you know isn't cheap. Do I let the first OS fix his

mistake or should I trust someone new? what a dilemma. hardest part is

hearing all the people who's surgery went right the first time and

having to put my life on hold for another 6 months minimum! enough of

the pity party for now it feels like nap time. eric

> > I had upper and lower 3 months ago and it looks like I'll have to

> go

> > back to have the maxilla redone. I now have an open bite and will

> need

> > to go back for a segmented maxillary surgery. has anyone had this

> done

> > and is it easier than having both done? If I have a narrow palate

> > would it also be a good time for SARPE? what is it and how does it

> > work? I really don't want to go through this again but my bite is

> > worse than before. Is multiple surgeries normal? I'm not really

> happy

> > with my OS cuz he told me it would be a piece of cake. sorry for

> the

> > ranting but I got over the post sugical depression by day 5 and

> now

> > have to deal with resugical depression! any info would be greatly

> > appreciated. eric

[Guest guest]

Hi eric,

Sorry you've become a candidate for a second surgery. It does happen

(happened to a friend of mine).

Some people opt to have their surgery redone by the same surgeon (as

did my friend, and I would do the same if it had been me - he's a top

notch surgeon - we had the same surgeon).

It's really dificult to say what you should do in this case - if your

surgeon has a good reputation, and you get answers you think sound

realistic from him, then I'd go with him again. Second opinions are a

good idea, but keep in mind that the first surgeon is a known factor

now, the second is an unknown. I think that's why most I've read

about go back to their first surgeon.

Talk to your surgeon about your $$$ dilemma too. You may find that he

waives some or all of his fee.

I've also read that open bites are notoriously hard to fix, either

orthodontically and orthognathically, so it may not be his fault.

Sorry you have to deal with this again, I can only imagine how

difficult that must be for you.

Hope that helps,

> I had upper and lower 3 months ago and it looks like I'll have to

go

> back to have the maxilla redone. I now have an open bite and will

need

> to go back for a segmented maxillary surgery. has anyone had this

done

> and is it easier than having both done? If I have a narrow palate

> would it also be a good time for SARPE? what is it and how does it

> work? I really don't want to go through this again but my bite is

> worse than before. Is multiple surgeries normal? I'm not really

happy

> with my OS cuz he told me it would be a piece of cake. sorry for

the

> ranting but I got over the post sugical depression by day 5 and now

> have to deal with resugical depression! any info would be greatly

> appreciated. eric

[Guest guest]

Hi eric,

Sorry you've become a candidate for a second surgery. It does happen

(happened to a friend of mine).

Some people opt to have their surgery redone by the same surgeon (as

did my friend, and I would do the same if it had been me - he's a top

notch surgeon - we had the same surgeon).

It's really dificult to say what you should do in this case - if your

surgeon has a good reputation, and you get answers you think sound

realistic from him, then I'd go with him again. Second opinions are a

good idea, but keep in mind that the first surgeon is a known factor

now, the second is an unknown. I think that's why most I've read

about go back to their first surgeon.

Talk to your surgeon about your $$$ dilemma too. You may find that he

waives some or all of his fee.

I've also read that open bites are notoriously hard to fix, either

orthodontically and orthognathically, so it may not be his fault.

Sorry you have to deal with this again, I can only imagine how

difficult that must be for you.

Hope that helps,

> I had upper and lower 3 months ago and it looks like I'll have to

go

> back to have the maxilla redone. I now have an open bite and will

need

> to go back for a segmented maxillary surgery. has anyone had this

done

> and is it easier than having both done? If I have a narrow palate

> would it also be a good time for SARPE? what is it and how does it

> work? I really don't want to go through this again but my bite is

> worse than before. Is multiple surgeries normal? I'm not really

happy

> with my OS cuz he told me it would be a piece of cake. sorry for

the

> ranting but I got over the post sugical depression by day 5 and now

> have to deal with resugical depression! any info would be greatly

> appreciated. eric