Re: Getting surgery soon, how long is the healing process?

[Guest guest]

I would agree. On the 16th I will be 2 months post op from upper

surgery and aesthetically it would be hard for anyone to tell that I

had anything done (unless they knew me before). I still have just a

bit of swelling but it is not noticeable to anyone but me. My top

lip just underneath my nose and my gums are still numb but that seems

to get better each day.

> >

> > Hey guys, I just joined this group and I'm really nervous about

my

> > surgery. I'm 17 and getting the surgery on my upper and lower jaw

> > because I have a pretty bad overbite. They're breaking both and

then

> > realigning them, and then wiring my jaw shut. I'm getting it the

day

> > after my graduation (and yes, I do have to have braces from prom

and

> > graduation) and I was just wondering how long it will take before

it

> > heals? I don't want to go to college with a messed up face, so

could

> > someone please tell me? Also, is the surgery very painful, and do

you

> > find that you lose a lot of weight because you are on a liquid

diet?