Re: Re: 5 WEEKS POST OP- katja

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Hiya Zulu,

I almost agree with you. I also had an overbite that was partially

corrected with braces and then the remaining 5 mm corrected with

surgery. I am still healing and worried about the asymmetry and even

that I will still have a tiny bit of an overbite. I had no numbness and

a big reason (not the only but a big reason) for my doing it was

cosmetic... even though the change was very minor I am now happier with

the shape of my face and my profile... Most people would not even

realize there is a difference... It might depend on what your face is

shaped like to begin with- I have a naturally square jaw and little

chin so bringing it forward that tiny bit visually made my face more

proportional.

That you ended up with asymmetry sucks... I keep checking mine in the

mirror 1000 times a day to make sure it looks straight (my bottom

center line does not line up with my top center line but it never did,

so it's hard to determine if my face is actually straight.... It seems

to be.)

Maybe you are right. I like to think that everything will be great and

I made the right choice otherwise I will feel really bad. I guess each

case really is different and each person has their own level of

importance they place on each contributing factor and the risk/reward

ratio.

Tova

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> I had lower jaw moved forward 5mm.

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> I had an 11mm overjet before orthodontics. The ortho and surgeon

> suggested orthodontics and surgery. However, orthodontics brought my

> overjet to within 5mm - it also widened my upper and lower palette.

> The result: i looked GREAT.

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> Stupidly, i went ahead with the surgery to correct the remaining 5mm

> overjet. The result was slight asymmetry, longer and thinner looking

> face. The only benefit i got was perfect bite and better profile.

> This, in my opinion, was not worth the risk of numbness and other

> complications.

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> My conclusion: Don't have surgery for small bite problems if you're

> only doing it for cosmetic reasons...  IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK

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> > > > Hello, I am 5 weeks post op lower advancement. I think I am

> > > healing

> > > > pretty well but have a couple of questions. My chin and lip

> area

> > > are

> > > > still very numb and it seems one side of my face is still

> swollen

> > > > causing my face to look offset.( I hope it is just swelling) 

> Is

> > > this

> > > > normal at this stage?? also what is expected at this stage for

> > > being

> > > > able to open mouth. I can open about enough to fit a fork with

> > > some

> > > > noodles on it or something but not much more than that. It

> feels

> > > like

> > > > when I try to open my mouth wide that I am opening it much

> more

> > > than

> > > > I actually am, Does it take more time to be able to open

> fully?

> > > And

> > > > will have to start forcing it to open eventually? Thanks

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