Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I just had my orthognatic consult. The dr. told me that there would be a small external incision made on either side of my face. All of the research I see indicates no external scars. What are your experiences with this? external scars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I just had my orthognatic consult. The dr. told me that there would be a small external incision made on either side of my face. All of the research I see indicates no external scars. What are your experiences with this? external scars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 > I just had my orthognatic consult. The dr. told me that there would > be a small external incision made on either side of my face. All of > the research I see indicates no external scars. What are your > experiences with this? external scars? I can't talk for all, but my own experience was that my surgeon suggested the external incisions at first. I " negociated " with her and she agreed to use a different method, without having to make any kind of cuts on the outside of my mouth. Even if she assured me there would be no permanent visible sign, I surely didn't want to test this... ;-) Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 > I just had my orthognatic consult. The dr. told me that there would > be a small external incision made on either side of my face. All of > the research I see indicates no external scars. What are your > experiences with this? external scars? I can't talk for all, but my own experience was that my surgeon suggested the external incisions at first. I " negociated " with her and she agreed to use a different method, without having to make any kind of cuts on the outside of my mouth. Even if she assured me there would be no permanent visible sign, I surely didn't want to test this... ;-) Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 I had the following external incisions; one on each side under the chin near the neck for drains - these have gone now (6 months post op) one where they had to put a screw in from the outside through my cheek - all gone now one under my chin as there were complications - its still there, but most people don't get to have one of these. All the normal incisions in my experience have been small and unnoticable after 6 months (some went in less time). . > > I just had my orthognatic consult. The dr. told me that there would > > be a small external incision made on either side of my face. All of > > the research I see indicates no external scars. What are your > > experiences with this? external scars? > > I can't talk for all, but my own experience was that my surgeon > suggested the external incisions at first. I " negociated " with her and she > agreed to use a different method, without having to make any kind of > cuts on the outside of my mouth. Even if she assured me there would > be no permanent visible sign, I surely didn't want to test this... ;-) > > Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 I had the following external incisions; one on each side under the chin near the neck for drains - these have gone now (6 months post op) one where they had to put a screw in from the outside through my cheek - all gone now one under my chin as there were complications - its still there, but most people don't get to have one of these. All the normal incisions in my experience have been small and unnoticable after 6 months (some went in less time). . > > I just had my orthognatic consult. The dr. told me that there would > > be a small external incision made on either side of my face. All of > > the research I see indicates no external scars. What are your > > experiences with this? external scars? > > I can't talk for all, but my own experience was that my surgeon > suggested the external incisions at first. I " negociated " with her and she > agreed to use a different method, without having to make any kind of > cuts on the outside of my mouth. Even if she assured me there would > be no permanent visible sign, I surely didn't want to test this... ;-) > > Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Yeah...a lot of surgeons are able to do the surgery without making any external incisions. But I was one of those who had to get an incision on each side of my face. My surgeon said that they need to do it because it's the only way they can get the screwdriver in to tighten the screws at the right angle. The scars aren't very big...maybe a quarter inch...in the middle of your cheek. The incision on my left side healed very quickly with leaving much of a scar. But the one on my left side took longer to heal because I had an infection on the right part of my face after surgery. I healed fine...but I have a raised scar there now where the incision was. And most people say they don't notice it. I guess it looks more like a blemish in my face. But I see it everytime I look in the mirror. In the grand scheme of things...it's totally not even an issue. I still would have had the surgery even if it left a much larger scar. Tom > I just had my orthognatic consult. The dr. told me that there would > be a small external incision made on either side of my face. All of > the research I see indicates no external scars. What are your > experiences with this? external scars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Yeah...a lot of surgeons are able to do the surgery without making any external incisions. But I was one of those who had to get an incision on each side of my face. My surgeon said that they need to do it because it's the only way they can get the screwdriver in to tighten the screws at the right angle. The scars aren't very big...maybe a quarter inch...in the middle of your cheek. The incision on my left side healed very quickly with leaving much of a scar. But the one on my left side took longer to heal because I had an infection on the right part of my face after surgery. I healed fine...but I have a raised scar there now where the incision was. And most people say they don't notice it. I guess it looks more like a blemish in my face. But I see it everytime I look in the mirror. In the grand scheme of things...it's totally not even an issue. I still would have had the surgery even if it left a much larger scar. Tom > I just had my orthognatic consult. The dr. told me that there would > be a small external incision made on either side of my face. All of > the research I see indicates no external scars. What are your > experiences with this? external scars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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