Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 hi everyone i am new. i am supposed to have my surgery in december during winter break. from my understanding the surgeon is going to push my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward. they will also need to take a bone graft from my hip. i have no problems with the way i look now. i want to have the surgery done because i have intense migrains that i believe are from my bite. i also bite on my cheecks and tongue while eating and its really annoying. i have basically made up my mind about having the surgery done. i want to know if there is anyone who has had the surgery done a long time ago (5+ years) and how it turned out in the long term. i heard that the jaws may shift back to original position and such. how common is that? i also wanted to know if anyone had a bone graft taken ... what was your experiences with that. i am relatively young (19) and i am not worried about pain right after surgery. i have a lot of people to help me. please let me know what you all think. holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 hi everyone i am new. i am supposed to have my surgery in december during winter break. from my understanding the surgeon is going to push my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward. they will also need to take a bone graft from my hip. i have no problems with the way i look now. i want to have the surgery done because i have intense migrains that i believe are from my bite. i also bite on my cheecks and tongue while eating and its really annoying. i have basically made up my mind about having the surgery done. i want to know if there is anyone who has had the surgery done a long time ago (5+ years) and how it turned out in the long term. i heard that the jaws may shift back to original position and such. how common is that? i also wanted to know if anyone had a bone graft taken ... what was your experiences with that. i am relatively young (19) and i am not worried about pain right after surgery. i have a lot of people to help me. please let me know what you all think. holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Hi Holly, and welcome aboard! There are not a lot of people who have had surgery that long ago who still come and post. I think a member called bedbug is the only one I can recall who hit the 5 year mark this year, but I can't recall what she had done. You could try searching the archives on her name (it is tedious, but keep trying, you'll find her somewhere in the last 3 or 4 months, I'm sure). I myself am celebrating my 2nd year post-op today, from upper/lower/genio, although my surgery was to advance the lower and impact the upper (and give it a wiggle to one side). I feel great, have stability, no problems, headaches now only the usual from drinking too many beers or too much wine : ) Relapse is always a slight possibility, as is the risk of permanent numbness, but you ought to talk about that with your surgeon, I think. If he or she has done many of these, you ought to be able to ask about former patients' results, and even contact one or two. Both my surgeon and ortho offered patient references, but I felt enough confidence in both of them that I didn't follow up on their offers. And it may seem like a dumb question, but are you sure you've stopped growing? I know of one member here who had to wait until she was in her 30s to have the surgery. If you have it when you're still growing, guess what? you'll be what my surgeon calls a " repeat offender " : ) There's usually no pain associated with this surgery, just swelling & numbness, drooling, good stuff like that. There's also some good links on the geocities site that will help in preparing a list of things you might want to prepare at home, and questions to ask your surgeon at http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/ Hope that helps, > hi everyone i am new. i am supposed to have my surgery in december > during winter break. from my understanding the surgeon is going to > push my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward. they will also need > to take a bone graft from my hip. i have no problems with the way i > look now. i want to have the surgery done because i have intense > migrains that i believe are from my bite. i also bite on my cheecks > and tongue while eating and its really annoying. i have basically made > up my mind about having the surgery done. i want to know if there is > anyone who has had the surgery done a long time ago (5+ years) and how > it turned out in the long term. i heard that the jaws may shift back > to original position and such. how common is that? i also wanted to > know if anyone had a bone graft taken ... what was your experiences > with that. i am relatively young (19) and i am not worried about pain > right after surgery. i have a lot of people to help me. please let me > know what you all think. > holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Hi Holly, and welcome aboard! There are not a lot of people who have had surgery that long ago who still come and post. I think a member called bedbug is the only one I can recall who hit the 5 year mark this year, but I can't recall what she had done. You could try searching the archives on her name (it is tedious, but keep trying, you'll find her somewhere in the last 3 or 4 months, I'm sure). I myself am celebrating my 2nd year post-op today, from upper/lower/genio, although my surgery was to advance the lower and impact the upper (and give it a wiggle to one side). I feel great, have stability, no problems, headaches now only the usual from drinking too many beers or too much wine : ) Relapse is always a slight possibility, as is the risk of permanent numbness, but you ought to talk about that with your surgeon, I think. If he or she has done many of these, you ought to be able to ask about former patients' results, and even contact one or two. Both my surgeon and ortho offered patient references, but I felt enough confidence in both of them that I didn't follow up on their offers. And it may seem like a dumb question, but are you sure you've stopped growing? I know of one member here who had to wait until she was in her 30s to have the surgery. If you have it when you're still growing, guess what? you'll be what my surgeon calls a " repeat offender " : ) There's usually no pain associated with this surgery, just swelling & numbness, drooling, good stuff like that. There's also some good links on the geocities site that will help in preparing a list of things you might want to prepare at home, and questions to ask your surgeon at http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/ Hope that helps, > hi everyone i am new. i am supposed to have my surgery in december > during winter break. from my understanding the surgeon is going to > push my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward. they will also need > to take a bone graft from my hip. i have no problems with the way i > look now. i want to have the surgery done because i have intense > migrains that i believe are from my bite. i also bite on my cheecks > and tongue while eating and its really annoying. i have basically made > up my mind about having the surgery done. i want to know if there is > anyone who has had the surgery done a long time ago (5+ years) and how > it turned out in the long term. i heard that the jaws may shift back > to original position and such. how common is that? i also wanted to > know if anyone had a bone graft taken ... what was your experiences > with that. i am relatively young (19) and i am not worried about pain > right after surgery. i have a lot of people to help me. please let me > know what you all think. > holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 i will start searching the archives ... my ortho and surgeon said that im not growing anymore so im going to take their word for it. (im the same size i was since i was 12) do u know anything about the bone graft situation? happy 2 year anniversary by the way.i also wanted to know if braces is a must after surgery. the surgeon said i dont need orthodontics before surgery which was a relief .... > > hi everyone i am new. i am supposed to have my surgery in december > > during winter break. from my understanding the surgeon is going to > > push my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward. they will also need > > to take a bone graft from my hip. i have no problems with the way i > > look now. i want to have the surgery done because i have intense > > migrains that i believe are from my bite. i also bite on my cheecks > > and tongue while eating and its really annoying. i have basically > made > > up my mind about having the surgery done. i want to know if there is > > anyone who has had the surgery done a long time ago (5+ years) and > how > > it turned out in the long term. i heard that the jaws may shift back > > to original position and such. how common is that? i also wanted to > > know if anyone had a bone graft taken ... what was your experiences > > with that. i am relatively young (19) and i am not worried about > pain > > right after surgery. i have a lot of people to help me. please let > me > > know what you all think. > > holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 i will start searching the archives ... my ortho and surgeon said that im not growing anymore so im going to take their word for it. (im the same size i was since i was 12) do u know anything about the bone graft situation? happy 2 year anniversary by the way.i also wanted to know if braces is a must after surgery. the surgeon said i dont need orthodontics before surgery which was a relief .... > > hi everyone i am new. i am supposed to have my surgery in december > > during winter break. from my understanding the surgeon is going to > > push my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward. they will also need > > to take a bone graft from my hip. i have no problems with the way i > > look now. i want to have the surgery done because i have intense > > migrains that i believe are from my bite. i also bite on my cheecks > > and tongue while eating and its really annoying. i have basically > made > > up my mind about having the surgery done. i want to know if there is > > anyone who has had the surgery done a long time ago (5+ years) and > how > > it turned out in the long term. i heard that the jaws may shift back > > to original position and such. how common is that? i also wanted to > > know if anyone had a bone graft taken ... what was your experiences > > with that. i am relatively young (19) and i am not worried about > pain > > right after surgery. i have a lot of people to help me. please let > me > > know what you all think. > > holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Hi Holly, Bone grafts are common, Ray (our moderator here) had one, I think, and lots of other people have had them. Unfortunately, unlike the jaw surgery portion, there is some pain associated with the bone graft. But if you've got to do it, you do it. I've heard of some people in Europe who had surgery without braces at all, but it's pretty much the norm here. The surgeon needs something to either wire up or attach rubber bands to - even if he/she uses plates & screws for rigid fixation, they still like to keep the jaws immobilized for a while, that period of time varies for everyone. So it's likely you'll have to have braces put on for the surgery. Do I sense some reluctance to have braces? I can relate, if that's the case. In my early 20s, I totally chickened out of having them, of course nobody at that time mentioned orthognathic surgery to me, just pulling 4 teeth and pulling my front teeth back. I'm soooooo glad I didn't do it, as about 25 years later, I now have a pretty great bite, and no teeth were pulled in the process! I was mightily embarassed the first day the braces went on (full metal, upper & lower), but after an hour or so, decided I would just flash a full smile at everyone so they'd get a good look at them. It's something you have to go through. I even got lots of questions from my work colleagues who wanted to get their teeth straightened, so it really wasn't as bad as I feared. Thanks for the congrats, it feels good to be this far on the " Other Side " . > i will start searching the archives ... my ortho and surgeon said that > im not growing anymore so im going to take their word for it. (im the > same size i was since i was 12) do u know anything about the bone > graft situation? happy 2 year anniversary by the way.i also wanted to > know if braces is a must after surgery. the surgeon said i dont need > orthodontics before surgery which was a relief .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Hi Holly, Bone grafts are common, Ray (our moderator here) had one, I think, and lots of other people have had them. Unfortunately, unlike the jaw surgery portion, there is some pain associated with the bone graft. But if you've got to do it, you do it. I've heard of some people in Europe who had surgery without braces at all, but it's pretty much the norm here. The surgeon needs something to either wire up or attach rubber bands to - even if he/she uses plates & screws for rigid fixation, they still like to keep the jaws immobilized for a while, that period of time varies for everyone. So it's likely you'll have to have braces put on for the surgery. Do I sense some reluctance to have braces? I can relate, if that's the case. In my early 20s, I totally chickened out of having them, of course nobody at that time mentioned orthognathic surgery to me, just pulling 4 teeth and pulling my front teeth back. I'm soooooo glad I didn't do it, as about 25 years later, I now have a pretty great bite, and no teeth were pulled in the process! I was mightily embarassed the first day the braces went on (full metal, upper & lower), but after an hour or so, decided I would just flash a full smile at everyone so they'd get a good look at them. It's something you have to go through. I even got lots of questions from my work colleagues who wanted to get their teeth straightened, so it really wasn't as bad as I feared. Thanks for the congrats, it feels good to be this far on the " Other Side " . > i will start searching the archives ... my ortho and surgeon said that > im not growing anymore so im going to take their word for it. (im the > same size i was since i was 12) do u know anything about the bone > graft situation? happy 2 year anniversary by the way.i also wanted to > know if braces is a must after surgery. the surgeon said i dont need > orthodontics before surgery which was a relief .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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