Re: any referals for surgeons in los angeles area? and other questions.

[Guest guest]

Hi, and welcome.

I can only answer one of your questions - your problem is skeletal

and therefore it's a health issue, although it will require

orthodontal intervention (braces) to align your teeth to where they

will be post-surgery. You may be able to claim some of the

orthodontal costs through your dental insurance, though. I was, only

up to the lifetime max of C$ 2,500, which was about a quarter of what

it actually cost me.

I have no experience with insurance, since my surgery was covered

100% here in Ontario, Canada, by our provincial health insurance

plan. I've heard people in California mention Kaiser, though. Others

have had good luck with Blue Cross, I think, but I'm really just name-

dropping here.

Hopefully some other members here can help with surgeons in L.A. Your

problem is sort of like the chicken and the egg, though - do you look

for a surgeon first and get his/her referral to an orthodontist, or

do you look for an orthodontist first and get his/her referral to a

surgeon? Usually it's the latter, so you might look for a good

orthodontist, one who has experience preparing patients for

orthognathic surgery, and ask about a referral to a surgeon who has

done many, many of these surgeries and continues to do so.

I hope that helps,

>

> Hi I have an underbite problem since i was very young. For the

past

> 2 years i have been having pain in my jaw and a clicking noise.

>

> I want to do the surgery, but i do not currently have health

> insurance..

>

> is this a health insurance issue or dental insurance issue?

>

> what is the best insurance to get for someone living in the los

> angeles area?

>

> any referals to doctors for the los angeles area?

>

> anyone do the surgery in the los angeles area?

>

> thanks alot.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I don't know about surgeons in the LA area but my OS is located in

Orange County and he's wonderful. I know that this may be out of the

way, but he is known as one of the best oral surgeons around. His

name is Wyatt and he's located in Newport Beach.

Good luck,

> >

> > Hi I have an underbite problem since i was very young. For the

> past

> > 2 years i have been having pain in my jaw and a clicking noise.

> >

> > I want to do the surgery, but i do not currently have health

> > insurance..

> >

> > is this a health insurance issue or dental insurance issue?

> >

> > what is the best insurance to get for someone living in the los

> > angeles area?

> >

> > any referals to doctors for the los angeles area?

> >

> > anyone do the surgery in the los angeles area?

> >

> > thanks alot.