dwilzen Re: DO NOT DO THE SURGERY!!!!

September 28, 2004

> > DO NOT DO THE SURGERY! IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR

MIND!!!!

> >

> > I did my surgery for cosmetic reason...

> >

> > here is something you need to consider:

> >

> > 1. your face will be longer.. your jaw is going to be moved

> > forward...it will make your face look longer

> >

> > 2. your face will look thinner

> >

> > 3. there is a risk of permanent numbness

> >

> > 4. your face may become asymmetrical (that's what happened to me

> > after surgery)

> >

> > although i'm an engineer, the most important thing i learned in

> > university is the law of diminishing returns:

> >

> > at some point, regardless of the effort you put into it, you'll

not

> > get the proportional results...

> >

> > the surgeon told me that i'll have a stronger chin and i can

easily

> > tell my final look by moving my jaw forward in front of the

> mirror..

> > that is NOT true! it's total UNKNOWN…cosmetically, you have no

idea

> > what you'll look like!

> >

> > i'm living proof of this and i wish i NEVER had this silly

surgery

> > for a 5mm overjet...

> >

> > most of the people that are happy with their results have

extreme

> > situations… I would not put you in the extreme category… it's

> simply

> > not worth the risk!

> >

> > good luck with the surgery and let us know the final results...

I'm very pleased with the results that I have gotten from the

surgery. I had upper and lower done in sept 2002, and had the lower

redone 3 months ago, and even though I went thru it twice, I

wouldn't change a thing. The braces are off as of mon the 27th, and

I couldn't be happier.

wendy

September 28, 2004