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...

> > > > > Well I thought I'd give this a try and see if

> > I

> > > > could get any

> > > > advice

> > > > > or assistance from anyone who has been down

> > the

> > > > road I'm about to

> > > > > travel. On October 28, I'm having

> > orthognathic

> > > > surgery involving

> > > > > upper/lower jaw on left and right, along with

> > > > genioplasty

> > > > > (repositioning of chin) and a palate

> > expansion. I

> > > > have been

> > > > reading

> > > > > online to get as much information I could

> > before

> > > > surgery but who

> > > > > better to ask than those of you that have been

> > > > through it. Has

> > > > > anyone been dissatisfied with their results?

> > Or

> > > > has the overall

> > > > > appearance of your face become a dramatic,

> > > > acceptable change? Any

> > > > > input or advice from anyone would be great. I

> > > > don't like being so

> > > > > nervous.

> > > > > Thanks!

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

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September 28, 2004