Questions regarding surgery outcomes

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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