Guest guest Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 hey hey....i am gettin upper jaw surgery and he is also pulling it down a little bit........... > > Hi there, > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw brought down > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make my face > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 hey hey....i am gettin upper jaw surgery and he is also pulling it down a little bit........... > > Hi there, > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw brought down > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make my face > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 It depends on how much he is lowering your jaw. I had surgery to move my upper jaw up 9mm. That's almost a centimeter. For me it made a drastic change. I went from having a oval shape face to a more round face. My chin also rotated up. If your surgeon is only moving your jaw a few mm it won't be a drastic change maybe one that only you will notice. > > > > Hi there, > > > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw brought > down > > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make my face > > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 It depends on how much he is lowering your jaw. I had surgery to move my upper jaw up 9mm. That's almost a centimeter. For me it made a drastic change. I went from having a oval shape face to a more round face. My chin also rotated up. If your surgeon is only moving your jaw a few mm it won't be a drastic change maybe one that only you will notice. > > > > Hi there, > > > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw brought > down > > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make my face > > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Wow 9mm....that must have made a big difference. Are you happy with the results? Unfortunately I dont know how many mm's the OS is going to bring down my upper jaw. I imagine its going to be around 3 to 5mm. > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw brought > > down > > > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make my > face > > > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Wow 9mm....that must have made a big difference. Are you happy with the results? Unfortunately I dont know how many mm's the OS is going to bring down my upper jaw. I imagine its going to be around 3 to 5mm. > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw brought > > down > > > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make my > face > > > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 It did make a huge difference. Some people I havn't seen in a while didn't even regonize me. My pics are in photos under Fry. You can see my before and after pics. I am going to post some more next week since most of my swelling is gone now. Just a little on my upper lip and cheeks. Do you see your os again before surgery? I asked my os how many mm he was moving my jaw. He was able to tell me once he did my measurements and the composite drawing. He was able to show me a sketch of the before and after. Its a real simple drawing just a drawing of your profile. I didn't know about them moving my jaw back 4mm until after the surgery. Sometimes they don't know all the movements until they get in there. I was also going to tell you if your os is moving your jaw down. You will show a little more teeth after surgery. My was the opposite showed way too much gum and teeth before surgery. Now when I amile I only show a little bit of teeth. > > > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw brought > > > down > > > > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make my > > face > > > > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 It did make a huge difference. Some people I havn't seen in a while didn't even regonize me. My pics are in photos under Fry. You can see my before and after pics. I am going to post some more next week since most of my swelling is gone now. Just a little on my upper lip and cheeks. Do you see your os again before surgery? I asked my os how many mm he was moving my jaw. He was able to tell me once he did my measurements and the composite drawing. He was able to show me a sketch of the before and after. Its a real simple drawing just a drawing of your profile. I didn't know about them moving my jaw back 4mm until after the surgery. Sometimes they don't know all the movements until they get in there. I was also going to tell you if your os is moving your jaw down. You will show a little more teeth after surgery. My was the opposite showed way too much gum and teeth before surgery. Now when I amile I only show a little bit of teeth. > > > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw brought > > > down > > > > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make my > > face > > > > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 I had my lower jaw brought down 6MM and forward 3MM I think it made my face shorter if anything, because it forced the lower jaw back. The biggest changes are that my chin does not stick out as much because my lower jaw isn't over compasating for the poor bite and more of my upper teeth show. my face is not so concave anymore. I havn't seen any actual before and after pictures from records at the orthadontist, so I am not sure exactly how much it changed my face but people do notice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > > > > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw > brought > > > > down > > > > > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make > my > > > face > > > > > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 I had my lower jaw brought down 6MM and forward 3MM I think it made my face shorter if anything, because it forced the lower jaw back. The biggest changes are that my chin does not stick out as much because my lower jaw isn't over compasating for the poor bite and more of my upper teeth show. my face is not so concave anymore. I havn't seen any actual before and after pictures from records at the orthadontist, so I am not sure exactly how much it changed my face but people do notice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > > > > > Just wondering if any members have had their upper jaw > brought > > > > down > > > > > and forward. Im wondering if lowering the up jaw will make > my > > > face > > > > > longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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