Need Your opinions!!!!! If you were me would you go through with it?????

[Guest guest]

I'm realy having trouble deciding what to do.......missed my last

ortho appt. and havnt reschedualed yet, Please read upper jaw

surgery concerns is it worth it?? that explains my situation..

The orthodontist act like the jaw surgery is no big deal and they

keep telling me that he's an artist and he makes beautiful faces

more beautiful, but is it worth a bone graft from my hip and all

the plates and screws and the risk and recovery for something people

don't even notice about my face and for the sake of having a big

wide smile........I seem to be losing all perspective on the

situation, I go from thinking I can get through this you know, no

pain no gain....To what the heck am I doing am I trying to punish

myself for something to put myself through thid torture and what if

on my qwest for this big wide actress type smile and perfect bite I

end up having asymetrical lips or a tipped up nose or plates and

screws i can feel in my jaw???? Sorry don't mean to overload just

trying to gain some perspective on things, I've been real stressed

out and I'm at a stand still in my treatment untill I decide what to

do, I just keep waifering back and forth....

Thanks for any help or veiws on my situation

[Guest guest]

Get all the facts you can... and make the decision that is best for you...

I am having double jaw surgery and I have been gathering facts for three

years...

Best wishes

Sharelle

jls2678 wrote:

I'm realy having trouble deciding what to do.......missed my last

ortho appt. and havnt reschedualed yet, Please read upper jaw

surgery concerns is it worth it?? that explains my situation..

The orthodontist act like the jaw surgery is no big deal and they

keep telling me that he's an artist and he makes beautiful faces

more beautiful, but is it worth a bone graft from my hip and all

the plates and screws and the risk and recovery for something people

don't even notice about my face and for the sake of having a big

wide smile........I seem to be losing all perspective on the

situation, I go from thinking I can get through this you know, no

pain no gain....To what the heck am I doing am I trying to punish

myself for something to put myself through thid torture and what if

on my qwest for this big wide actress type smile and perfect bite I

end up having asymetrical lips or a tipped up nose or plates and

screws i can feel in my jaw???? Sorry don't mean to overload just

trying to gain some perspective on things, I've been real stressed

out and I'm at a stand still in my treatment untill I decide what to

do, I just keep waifering back and forth....

Thanks for any help or veiws on my situation

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[Guest guest]

As the other member suggested, gather more info. Personally, I would

not do this for cosmetic reasons, but if there are functional reasons

for doing it, this makes the decision-making process easier (in my

experience).

(upper/lower/genio Aug 2002)

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> I'm realy having trouble deciding what to do.......missed my last

> ortho appt. and havnt reschedualed yet, Please read upper jaw

> surgery concerns is it worth it?? that explains my situation..

> The orthodontist act like the jaw surgery is no big deal and they

> keep telling me that he's an artist and he makes beautiful faces

> more beautiful, but is it worth a bone graft from my hip and all

> the plates and screws and the risk and recovery for something

people

> don't even notice about my face and for the sake of having a big

> wide smile........I seem to be losing all perspective on the

> situation, I go from thinking I can get through this you know, no

> pain no gain....To what the heck am I doing am I trying to punish

> myself for something to put myself through thid torture and what if

> on my qwest for this big wide actress type smile and perfect bite I

> end up having asymetrical lips or a tipped up nose or plates and

> screws i can feel in my jaw???? Sorry don't mean to overload just

> trying to gain some perspective on things, I've been real stressed

> out and I'm at a stand still in my treatment untill I decide what

to

> do, I just keep waifering back and forth....

>

> Thanks for any help or veiws on my situation

>

>

[Guest guest]

if you are considering the surgery for cosmetic reasons, i understand

your doubts. you will really need to decide whats best in regard to

your mental health when considering putting yourself through a major

trauma. however, if there is a functional reason to do the surgery, i

say do it. there is little risk of anything turning out wrong

(asymetry) if you have a well-known talented surgeon.

i went back and forth on my surgery, but i am 14 days post-op and

soooo glad that i did it. my recovery has been fairly easy, and i

believe its because i went into it with a positive attitude. decide

whether or not the surgery will benefit your quality of life, and if

it will, just push forward with a positive attitude and everything

will be fine

gina

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> I'm realy having trouble deciding what to do.......missed my last

> ortho appt. and havnt reschedualed yet, Please read upper jaw

> surgery concerns is it worth it?? that explains my situation..

> The orthodontist act like the jaw surgery is no big deal and they

> keep telling me that he's an artist and he makes beautiful faces

> more beautiful, but is it worth a bone graft from my hip and all

> the plates and screws and the risk and recovery for something people

> don't even notice about my face and for the sake of having a big

> wide smile........I seem to be losing all perspective on the

> situation, I go from thinking I can get through this you know, no

> pain no gain....To what the heck am I doing am I trying to punish

> myself for something to put myself through thid torture and what if

> on my qwest for this big wide actress type smile and perfect bite I

> end up having asymetrical lips or a tipped up nose or plates and

> screws i can feel in my jaw???? Sorry don't mean to overload just

> trying to gain some perspective on things, I've been real stressed

> out and I'm at a stand still in my treatment untill I decide what to

> do, I just keep waifering back and forth....

>

> Thanks for any help or veiws on my situation

>

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