Re: Re: Is it really worth taking the risk???

[Guest guest]

I was in a similar situation, where there was no immediate risk of jaw

problems, or even down the road, but it was really a question of

appearance. if you are dissatisfied with the way you look, you should

definitely do it. i had an underbite and i didn't think it looked

strange until i got the surgery and my face looks a lot better i must

say. i had a leforte 1 where they advance the upper jaw. you just

have to deal with braces (i had to wear them for two years). that is

pretty bad, so you have to " plan " for that. and the surgery is no

walk in the park, you'll have to take at least 2 weeks off for work.

but in the long run, i think it's worth it. i mean, i personally

don't think underbites look funny, they're actually look good on the

right person. but it's really up to you. i don't know if the risks

of tmj problems for you in the future is important, but it wasn't

important for me....also, make sure that if you go through with it

that the surgeon knows it's for tmj so you get the insurance companies

to pay for it. email me if you have any questions.

henry

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 18:19:28 -0000, ceast36532 <no_reply > wrote:

>

>

> 1. Please try not to be embarrassed. It's your jaw, not your

> personality, that is involved.

>

> 2. Whether you have pain now is not an indication of whether you

> may have pain later... These things, and most specifically these jaw

> things, tend not to talk to us until we get older.

>

> 3. Yep. There are risks. There have been people who had no joint

> pain before, but had particular troubles post op -- numbness, even

> pain. That's the hard one -- you have to figure it out for yourself.

> Preferably with the help of a good surgeon and orthodontist. Most

> find no big troubles from the surgery, but the caveat is always that

> what happens with " most " doesn't help if you're the exception.

>

> How do you weigh it out? I looked and listened. If you look up my

> pictures, you will see that there's not a lot of difference, for me.

> But I was in danger of losing my teeth from what my perio lady

> called my " destructive bite. " So, at age 56, I had braces applied

> and eventually had really easy, rewarding surgery. No difficulties.

> No risks -- once I came out of the anesthesia.

>

> For me, it was worth doing. For you? You are the only one who can

> decide.

>

> Good wishes to you, and think a lot...

>

>

>

> C.

>

>

> >

> > Hi all! I have been reading the posts on here because I am trying

> to

> > make the decision of whether or not to go through with the whole

> > process to fix my bite. I have an underbite. I'm not sure exactly

> > what the surgery will consist of, I am only in the beginning of

> the

> > process trying to decide if I want to begin it. I don't really

> have

> > any pain with my bite, but it is something I want fixed because I

> am

> > so selfconscious about it. I am embarrassed when I talk to people

> > because I feel like they are always looking at my mouth and how it

> > isn't normal. I have also been cautioned by my dentist that down

> the

> > road I might have problems with opening my mouth wide enough to

> even

> > bite into an apple because of TMJ. He wants me to do it but I am

> > afraid of the potential risks involved. What exactly are the

> specific

> > risks involved? Has anyone else experienced my situation where you

> > were not currently experiencing pain, but there is a possiblity

> you

> > might in the future without surgery? How do you weigh the risks of

> > something like this when you don't know for sure it will

> definetely

> > be a problem down the road? As you can see, I have a lot of

> questions

> > about this. I really want to do it because I would like to change

> my

> > appearence for better and prevent problems down the road, but I am

> > scared of any potential risks. Can anyone help?? Jen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I was in a similar situation, where there was no immediate risk of jaw

problems, or even down the road, but it was really a question of

appearance. if you are dissatisfied with the way you look, you should

definitely do it. i had an underbite and i didn't think it looked

strange until i got the surgery and my face looks a lot better i must

say. i had a leforte 1 where they advance the upper jaw. you just

have to deal with braces (i had to wear them for two years). that is

pretty bad, so you have to " plan " for that. and the surgery is no

walk in the park, you'll have to take at least 2 weeks off for work.

but in the long run, i think it's worth it. i mean, i personally

don't think underbites look funny, they're actually look good on the

right person. but it's really up to you. i don't know if the risks

of tmj problems for you in the future is important, but it wasn't

important for me....also, make sure that if you go through with it

that the surgeon knows it's for tmj so you get the insurance companies

to pay for it. email me if you have any questions.

henry

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 18:19:28 -0000, ceast36532 <no_reply > wrote:

>

>

> 1. Please try not to be embarrassed. It's your jaw, not your

> personality, that is involved.

>

> 2. Whether you have pain now is not an indication of whether you

> may have pain later... These things, and most specifically these jaw

> things, tend not to talk to us until we get older.

>

> 3. Yep. There are risks. There have been people who had no joint

> pain before, but had particular troubles post op -- numbness, even

> pain. That's the hard one -- you have to figure it out for yourself.

> Preferably with the help of a good surgeon and orthodontist. Most

> find no big troubles from the surgery, but the caveat is always that

> what happens with " most " doesn't help if you're the exception.

>

> How do you weigh it out? I looked and listened. If you look up my

> pictures, you will see that there's not a lot of difference, for me.

> But I was in danger of losing my teeth from what my perio lady

> called my " destructive bite. " So, at age 56, I had braces applied

> and eventually had really easy, rewarding surgery. No difficulties.

> No risks -- once I came out of the anesthesia.

>

> For me, it was worth doing. For you? You are the only one who can

> decide.

>

> Good wishes to you, and think a lot...

>

>

>

> C.

>

>

> >

> > Hi all! I have been reading the posts on here because I am trying

> to

> > make the decision of whether or not to go through with the whole

> > process to fix my bite. I have an underbite. I'm not sure exactly

> > what the surgery will consist of, I am only in the beginning of

> the

> > process trying to decide if I want to begin it. I don't really

> have

> > any pain with my bite, but it is something I want fixed because I

> am

> > so selfconscious about it. I am embarrassed when I talk to people

> > because I feel like they are always looking at my mouth and how it

> > isn't normal. I have also been cautioned by my dentist that down

> the

> > road I might have problems with opening my mouth wide enough to

> even

> > bite into an apple because of TMJ. He wants me to do it but I am

> > afraid of the potential risks involved. What exactly are the

> specific

> > risks involved? Has anyone else experienced my situation where you

> > were not currently experiencing pain, but there is a possiblity

> you

> > might in the future without surgery? How do you weigh the risks of

> > something like this when you don't know for sure it will

> definetely

> > be a problem down the road? As you can see, I have a lot of

> questions

> > about this. I really want to do it because I would like to change

> my

> > appearence for better and prevent problems down the road, but I am

> > scared of any potential risks. Can anyone help?? Jen

>

>

>