Re: Questions regarding surgery outcomes

September 8, 2004

I'm sorry to hear about your situation. You may have read my

post regarding my surgery of ten years ago where just my lower

jaw was advanced and since my upper jaw wasn't moved back

my problems of lip incompetence were ignored. Plus the more

the lower jaw is advanced the greater the risk of permanent

nerve damage.... which I got. Then my genioplasty was so slight

is was unnoticeable. I've been in contact recently with a fifteen

year old girl who had jaw surgery on August 27. Her surgeon

made last minute changes to downscale the surgery the day

before. Now I've needed additional surgery to obtain an

improved appearance. I guess it's just a lesson for all pre-op

readers to not let their surgeons take short cuts.

> Hi, I am new to the group. My daughter had surgery 5 weeks

ago to

> correct an underbite. Our OS oringinally planned to move both

the

> upper and lower jaws, but at the last minute informed us that

he

> would be moving the upper jaw only. He told us that he liked

the

> look of our daughter's lower jaw and wanted to leave it. This

was

> told to us as our daughter was waiting to go into the O.R. He

moved

> her upper jaw forward 8mm and now she has a very gummy

smile and the

> look of someone who has bucked-teeth when her lips are

closed. The

> appearance of her mid and upper face has changed

drastically. We

> expected some change in her appearance but not to this

degree. I

> realize that she still has some swelling, but I don't think that it

> is still at the point that her new " look " will resolve when the

> swelling is completely gone. We are very upset with this

outcome

> especially since it took about a year to get approval by our

> insurance company and they authorized surgery for both the

upper and

> lower jaws. I doubt they would authorize another surgery to

have

> this corrected. Our orthodontist agrees with us and feels that

both

> jaws should have been moved. Has anyone had this kind of

experience

> or had to undergo a second surgery to correct a less than

optimal

> outcome with the first? Thanks

September 8, 2004

I'm sorry to hear about your situation. You may have read my

post regarding my surgery of ten years ago where just my lower

jaw was advanced and since my upper jaw wasn't moved back

my problems of lip incompetence were ignored. Plus the more

the lower jaw is advanced the greater the risk of permanent

nerve damage.... which I got. Then my genioplasty was so slight

is was unnoticeable. I've been in contact recently with a fifteen

year old girl who had jaw surgery on August 27. Her surgeon

made last minute changes to downscale the surgery the day

before. Now I've needed additional surgery to obtain an

improved appearance. I guess it's just a lesson for all pre-op

readers to not let their surgeons take short cuts.

> Hi, I am new to the group. My daughter had surgery 5 weeks

ago to

> correct an underbite. Our OS oringinally planned to move both

the

> upper and lower jaws, but at the last minute informed us that

he

> would be moving the upper jaw only. He told us that he liked

the

> look of our daughter's lower jaw and wanted to leave it. This

was

> told to us as our daughter was waiting to go into the O.R. He

moved

> her upper jaw forward 8mm and now she has a very gummy

smile and the

> look of someone who has bucked-teeth when her lips are

closed. The

> appearance of her mid and upper face has changed

drastically. We

> expected some change in her appearance but not to this

degree. I

> realize that she still has some swelling, but I don't think that it

> is still at the point that her new " look " will resolve when the

> swelling is completely gone. We are very upset with this

outcome

> especially since it took about a year to get approval by our

> insurance company and they authorized surgery for both the

upper and

> lower jaws. I doubt they would authorize another surgery to

have

> this corrected. Our orthodontist agrees with us and feels that

both

> jaws should have been moved. Has anyone had this kind of

experience

> or had to undergo a second surgery to correct a less than

optimal

> outcome with the first? Thanks

September 8, 2004

It is becoming apparent that repeat surgeries are more common than

they let on. Next week I go back in to have my upper redone for a bad

cut that left one side lower than the other. eric

> Hi, I am new to the group. My daughter had surgery 5 weeks ago to

> correct an underbite. Our OS oringinally planned to move both the

> upper and lower jaws, but at the last minute informed us that he

> would be moving the upper jaw only. He told us that he liked the

> look of our daughter's lower jaw and wanted to leave it. This was

> told to us as our daughter was waiting to go into the O.R. He moved

> her upper jaw forward 8mm and now she has a very gummy smile and the

> look of someone who has bucked-teeth when her lips are closed. The

> appearance of her mid and upper face has changed drastically. We

> expected some change in her appearance but not to this degree. I

> realize that she still has some swelling, but I don't think that it

> is still at the point that her new " look " will resolve when the

> swelling is completely gone. We are very upset with this outcome

> especially since it took about a year to get approval by our

> insurance company and they authorized surgery for both the upper and

> lower jaws. I doubt they would authorize another surgery to have

> this corrected. Our orthodontist agrees with us and feels that both

> jaws should have been moved. Has anyone had this kind of experience

> or had to undergo a second surgery to correct a less than optimal

> outcome with the first? Thanks

September 8, 2004