Re: hard spot/vertical swelling

August 24, 2004

i think the best i'm going to do is to get one of the nurses to call

me back. that's probably pretty common though. i'll trt not to

worry unless my orthodontist thinks there's reason to worry.

regarding your swelling, do you find yourself so swollen that your

face is actually longer than it was pre-op? that's where i'm at

right now. i was mainly aiming for vertical reduction, but 6 days

later and my face is still longer than it was prior to the surgery.

i'm hoping it's just swelling.

> > hi--haven't posted in awhile. originally i was having a lefort

for

> > vertical reduction, but since that would've involved shortening

the

> > skin from nose to lip as well (which is unpredictable), i instead

> > opted for a genioplasty to reduce lip strain. so...i had this

done

> > thursday morning, the tape was removed today, and now i can feel

a

> > small hard spot under my chin, just on one side. is it likely

that

> > this is just swelling/fluid? is it normal for some of the

swelling

> > to feel harder than the rest? my concern is that it's a screw!!

> > however, i have no idea where the screws were placed. i had a

> slight

> > reduction and slight movement forward, so i don't know where they

> put

> > the plate and screws in this case. anyone else have a

genioplasty

> to

> > reduce vertically and move forward?

August 24, 2004