Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Miz Suz, there have been more than one. I'm not agin chin implants, but I swear I believe that folks who have had genio, with sliding use of their own bone, have been happier with the outcome. And I can certainly understand that lip competence, mouth competence, bite competence -- whatever the docs call it -- would be a crucial issue. C. -- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , fiddlesticks220002 <no_reply@y...> wrote: > You may want to hold off on that chin implant if you're serious about > considering the upper surgery until you've met with an OS. Not that I > think you should have more surgery than necessary, but I have met at > least one person here who was very unhappy with her chin implant, she > had it removed and had, I believe, double jaw surgery and > genioplasty, and was very satisfied with the results. I'm not sure if > her photos are still here, her yahoo id was protrusive_profile and > she's from Vancouver area. > > I myself had upper/lower/genio and for the first time in as long as I > can remember, I can actually close my lips. I'm no longer a lifelong > mouth breather. I'm happy with that, although it wasn't a goal of > mine, it was better function of my joints that was the concern. > > Hope that helps, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Miz Suz, there have been more than one. I'm not agin chin implants, but I swear I believe that folks who have had genio, with sliding use of their own bone, have been happier with the outcome. And I can certainly understand that lip competence, mouth competence, bite competence -- whatever the docs call it -- would be a crucial issue. C. -- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , fiddlesticks220002 <no_reply@y...> wrote: > You may want to hold off on that chin implant if you're serious about > considering the upper surgery until you've met with an OS. Not that I > think you should have more surgery than necessary, but I have met at > least one person here who was very unhappy with her chin implant, she > had it removed and had, I believe, double jaw surgery and > genioplasty, and was very satisfied with the results. I'm not sure if > her photos are still here, her yahoo id was protrusive_profile and > she's from Vancouver area. > > I myself had upper/lower/genio and for the first time in as long as I > can remember, I can actually close my lips. I'm no longer a lifelong > mouth breather. I'm happy with that, although it wasn't a goal of > mine, it was better function of my joints that was the concern. > > Hope that helps, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Probably so, Cammie, I just remember that one so strongly because as well as being unhappy the implant, she found out that the surgeon who'd planned to do the subsequent surgery had been sued by his patients! It really stuck out in my mind. Besides, I think she's a tax auditor too. I like to know who those people are, and keep them at a safe distance : ) (no offense to any auditors out there, ok? it's just that working for a big Japanese company makes us frequent audit targets - they always think we're up to no good, which we're not) > > You may want to hold off on that chin implant if you're serious > about > > considering the upper surgery until you've met with an OS. Not that > I > > think you should have more surgery than necessary, but I have met > at > > least one person here who was very unhappy with her chin implant, > she > > had it removed and had, I believe, double jaw surgery and > > genioplasty, and was very satisfied with the results. I'm not sure > if > > her photos are still here, her yahoo id was protrusive_profile and > > she's from Vancouver area. > > > > I myself had upper/lower/genio and for the first time in as long as > I > > can remember, I can actually close my lips. I'm no longer a > lifelong > > mouth breather. I'm happy with that, although it wasn't a goal of > > mine, it was better function of my joints that was the concern. > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Probably so, Cammie, I just remember that one so strongly because as well as being unhappy the implant, she found out that the surgeon who'd planned to do the subsequent surgery had been sued by his patients! It really stuck out in my mind. Besides, I think she's a tax auditor too. I like to know who those people are, and keep them at a safe distance : ) (no offense to any auditors out there, ok? it's just that working for a big Japanese company makes us frequent audit targets - they always think we're up to no good, which we're not) > > You may want to hold off on that chin implant if you're serious > about > > considering the upper surgery until you've met with an OS. Not that > I > > think you should have more surgery than necessary, but I have met > at > > least one person here who was very unhappy with her chin implant, > she > > had it removed and had, I believe, double jaw surgery and > > genioplasty, and was very satisfied with the results. I'm not sure > if > > her photos are still here, her yahoo id was protrusive_profile and > > she's from Vancouver area. > > > > I myself had upper/lower/genio and for the first time in as long as > I > > can remember, I can actually close my lips. I'm no longer a > lifelong > > mouth breather. I'm happy with that, although it wasn't a goal of > > mine, it was better function of my joints that was the concern. > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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