Postop facial muscle growth

[Guest guest]

My surgeon mentioned that facial muscles need to adjust and grow to

the new jaw placement… anyone heard this from their surgeon?

The surgeon suggested I should wait at least 1 year before i can see

the true final appearance because the facial muscles need to grow

and adjust to the new jaw placement…

He also suggested there are really no exercises that can be done to

speed up this process...

Has anyone been told this before?

[Guest guest]

My surgeon mentioned that facial muscles need to adjust and grow to

the new jaw placement… anyone heard this from their surgeon?

The surgeon suggested I should wait at least 1 year before i can see

the true final appearance because the facial muscles need to grow

and adjust to the new jaw placement…

He also suggested there are really no exercises that can be done to

speed up this process...

Has anyone been told this before?

[Guest guest]

I don't know about actually speeding up the process, but I am familiar

with the facial muscle strain, stretch, and adjustment. I was told

pre-op that it would be like this, and now that I'm post-op it's

definately part of the healing process.

I'm only 4 weeks post-op and my facial muscles still feel tight and

stiff and sore. I started chewing soft foods a couple weeks ago and

it's aggravated it a lot again. My OS is having me do stretching

exercises and massage (on my own) to help loosen up the muscles and

get them moving better. I don't know how much it's helping the

healing process, but it's definately helped me to be able to open

slightly wider, and it makes it feel better after eating.

~Jen

> My surgeon mentioned that facial muscles need to adjust and grow to

> the new jaw placement… anyone heard this from their surgeon?

>

> The surgeon suggested I should wait at least 1 year before i can see

> the true final appearance because the facial muscles need to grow

> and adjust to the new jaw placement…

>

> He also suggested there are really no exercises that can be done to

> speed up this process...

>

> Has anyone been told this before?

[Guest guest]

I don't know about actually speeding up the process, but I am familiar

with the facial muscle strain, stretch, and adjustment. I was told

pre-op that it would be like this, and now that I'm post-op it's

definately part of the healing process.

I'm only 4 weeks post-op and my facial muscles still feel tight and

stiff and sore. I started chewing soft foods a couple weeks ago and

it's aggravated it a lot again. My OS is having me do stretching

exercises and massage (on my own) to help loosen up the muscles and

get them moving better. I don't know how much it's helping the

healing process, but it's definately helped me to be able to open

slightly wider, and it makes it feel better after eating.

~Jen

> My surgeon mentioned that facial muscles need to adjust and grow to

> the new jaw placement… anyone heard this from their surgeon?

>

> The surgeon suggested I should wait at least 1 year before i can see

> the true final appearance because the facial muscles need to grow

> and adjust to the new jaw placement…

>

> He also suggested there are really no exercises that can be done to

> speed up this process...

>

> Has anyone been told this before?

[Guest guest]

Major typo in there -

I started chewing a couple DAYS ago, not weeks.

-Jen

> > My surgeon mentioned that facial muscles need to adjust and grow to

> > the new jaw placement… anyone heard this from their surgeon?

> >

> > The surgeon suggested I should wait at least 1 year before i can see

> > the true final appearance because the facial muscles need to grow

> > and adjust to the new jaw placement…

> >

> > He also suggested there are really no exercises that can be done to

> > speed up this process...

> >

> > Has anyone been told this before?

[Guest guest]

Major typo in there -

I started chewing a couple DAYS ago, not weeks.

-Jen

> > My surgeon mentioned that facial muscles need to adjust and grow to

> > the new jaw placement… anyone heard this from their surgeon?

> >

> > The surgeon suggested I should wait at least 1 year before i can see

> > the true final appearance because the facial muscles need to grow

> > and adjust to the new jaw placement…

> >

> > He also suggested there are really no exercises that can be done to

> > speed up this process...

> >

> > Has anyone been told this before?