Anyone get genio and upper-jaw surgery (don't know what that's called)?

[Guest guest]

Hey guys, I have a big overbite and a recessed chin and plan on

getting surgery in the summer before I go to college. I'm worried

that I may not be healed by college though, and I really don't want

to go to school all swollen. So could someone please tell me what the

recovery time is like and how long it took before they were

presentable and could eat?

[Guest guest]

Hi--

had upper moved up 9mm, little over and back about 2mm...and

genio...was banded CLOSED totally for just over 3wks, then OPEN-how

wonderful that was

anyway, my surg took a while, I want to say 6 hrs, and I was swollen

for about 2 wks...but as week 2 came along it was just a little that

I mostly noticed and my OS not " people " and I got feeling back very

quickly about then too-lots of tingles and oh my god SO itchy! but

that's cool bec it was coming back...how long before I could chew all

stuff...like 8-10 wks...the bones take a true 10 wks to heal...so no

steak or what not before...but bottom line--if summer, do it in late

May when you first get home or early June so you have all the time

you need, feeling rushed will NOT help your body or mind-set at all,

and you will be VERY tired for close to that length of time 8-10

wks...I mean you can get on with life, but you will be pooped at days

end and if there's major studying to do...may be tricky. So go for it

and just try and do it early!

Good luck and congrats on your plans!

JO

>

> Hey guys, I have a big overbite and a recessed chin and plan on

> getting surgery in the summer before I go to college. I'm worried

> that I may not be healed by college though, and I really don't want

> to go to school all swollen. So could someone please tell me what

the

> recovery time is like and how long it took before they were

> presentable and could eat?

[Guest guest]

It's great to see that someone is in the same exact boat as me! I was

afraid that I wouldn't be healed by college next year, but I'm sure

that it will be okay. I was also upset because of course i dont want

to miss out on a lot of my pre-college fun during summer. So

hopefully I can at least do some of that. Question though, are you

getting genio because you have a recessed chin? Because I have one,

but my doctor didn't mention genio and I would like to correct my

chin, so please let me know!

>

> I plan to do the same - well actually I'll be getting upper, lower,

> and genio. IF all goes the way I want it, I'll be getting the

surgery

> during summer vacation before I head off to college. I have no

doubt

> it'll be enough time to heal - after all people get this surgery in

> the midst of a normal working month and junk like that. I was even

> hoping to spend at least the second month all healed and having

some

> last minute teenager fun'ness. -shrug- we'll see. =]