Re: Question for UK members re: orthos

[Guest guest]

cammie thanks for ur advice.

I actually already have an OS here in NYC (actually I have two which

i have to decide between asap) and I will be doing the surgery here

in NYC during the last week of May or first week of June. What I need

is an orthodontist to follow me post surgery when i move back to

London in September. But, like you said, I'm sure my orthodontist in

NYC will have someone to recommend to me although last time i

mentioned it to him he said that i would just have to come back to

visit him when i could which sounds insane to me, let alone not penny-

wise!

I know the ideal thing would be just to sit tight in NYC until I'm

done with everything but it's two years now that I have been long-

distancing it with my fiancee who lives in Italy (where I am from).

Since London and NYC are the best places for me work-wise I figured

that moving to London would make the relationship a little more

manageable...but i guess health comes before anything and i should

concentrate on my jaw before making big plans for moving again.

Thanks for ur advice and it's really nice to know that someone who

has been through the surgery a few years back still checks in. This

is truly a great supporting network.

Sara

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I was wondering if any of you were based in London and if so,

> whether

> > you knew of any good orthos there to recommend and who have dealt

> with

> > orthognathic surgery? I lived in London from 1996 to 2003 (went

to

> UCL

> > and then worked for three years) and then moved to NYC to do a

two

> year

> > master degree. I'd like to move back to London to start working

in

> > September. However, I will be having upper jaw surgery plus genio

> at

> > the end of May after i graduate. My ortho here in NYC (who i

> really

> > like) has told me that after surgery I will need to have braces

> for

> > another 6 months. I don't really think flying back and forth

> between

> > NYC and London every 4 weeks to get my braces fixed is realistic

> so was

> > wondering if maybe I could find a good UK-based ortho to pick up

> from

> > where my current ortho has left off. I have an excellent dentist

> in

> > London but no ortho! Any advice is welcome.

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Sara

[Guest guest]

Sara

London's a big place, but if South West London is ok for you, I have

a brilliant orthodontist in Teddington. Dr Claire Hepworth. She's a

consultant in Ashford hospital and works closely with my OS Mr

. Through her advice and his consultation I'm having double

jaw surgery in about a year to fix my open bite.

Claire is really helpful and explains everything-probably because she

actually trains other orthos.

If this sounds ok post a reply and i'll let you know her contact

details. Omly problem is that she's only in the surgery on Weds at

the moment, due to her hospital and teaching commitments.

Hope this helps

Helen

> >

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I was wondering if any of you were based in London and if so,

> whether

> > you knew of any good orthos there to recommend and who have dealt

> with

> > orthognathic surgery? I lived in London from 1996 to 2003 (went

to

> UCL

> > and then worked for three years) and then moved to NYC to do a

two

> year

> > master degree. I'd like to move back to London to start working

in

> > September. However, I will be having upper jaw surgery plus genio

> at

> > the end of May after i graduate. My ortho here in NYC (who i

> really

> > like) has told me that after surgery I will need to have braces

> for

> > another 6 months. I don't really think flying back and forth

> between

> > NYC and London every 4 weeks to get my braces fixed is realistic

> so was

> > wondering if maybe I could find a good UK-based ortho to pick up

> from

> > where my current ortho has left off. I have an excellent dentist

> in

> > London but no ortho! Any advice is welcome.

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Sara