Second Surgery for me! 2 questions for you!

December 16, 2004

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!

I had upper and lower on Oct 5th. My surgeon was to widen and move

forward my upper palate, and also move my lower jaw over about 5mm and

back (my lower jaw was 'crooked'). After the surgery, I noticed that

my upper palate's midline was off now, whereas before it wasn't.

So, now when I smile, my upper teeth don't line up under my nose

anymore -- but they are shifted to the right about 4mm. I went to see

my OS yesterday, and he said he didn't know what happened -- showed me

the models with the cuts he made and everything lined up. But it

didn't line up on my face.

My ortho said it's unfixable with braces, and my OS agreeded, and said

I'd need it done again. But my bite is functional. I'm just unhappy

with the aesthetic results -- especially when before my upper teeth

lined up really nice! I hope my insurance will pay for a second

surgery.

So --

1. Has anyone had their upper midlines off after a LeForte 3 piece?

2. Has anyone who did have #1, did insureance cover a second op?

December 16, 2004