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Hey There

I wanted to ask you about your doctor deciding not to do lower jaw

surgery. My surgeon said the same thing to me about my lower not

needing to be moved depending on how far it moves by him just moving

my upper jaw. That didn't come out how I wanted it to but I think

you will get what I am trying to say...

I have an open bite and I too need to work at closing my lips. The

OS said that he didn't want to do both and I was quite concerned with

this. I have a terrible profile as my chin looks like it is pushed

way back into my neck. I have a major double chin when I smile and I

just hate it. I was okay with my appearance up untill the time I

finally deicided to take the plunge and do this whole thing. Now

that I am getting it fixed I am really self conscious about my side

profile.

My OD said first thing that I have quite a recessed chin and I told

him that I was very unhappy about it. He said that we will fix it.

So my question is....did you have any say about him doing your lower

jaw or did he do what he wanted?

What was his reason for not doing both?

How much did you lower jaw rotate up to match your upper jaw?

Why didn't he do a chin implant at the time?

Anything that you can tell me would be really appreciated...I am a

bit worried that I will be left with this ugly side profile.......

Thanks

Tanja

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Hello everyone,

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > I haven't posted for awhile, so I thought I would give

an

> > > update

> > > > > of

> > > > > > > my progress from upper jaw surgery. I can open all the

> way

> > > as of

> > > > > 2

> > > > > > > mmonths post-op which is 47mm. No more pain in my cheek

> > > muscles.

> > > > > I

> > > > > > > get the ocassional soreness on long days or when I am

> > > stressed. I

> > > > > > > have all my feeling back in my face except maybe 1% in

my

> > > upper

> > > > > lip

> > > > > > > and I have about 40% feeling in my teeth and gums.

> Lastly,

> > I

> > > only

> > > > > > > have just a little lip incompetance that my os said

> should

> > go

> > > > > away in

> > > > > > > the next couple months. He said the scar tissue in my

lip

> > is

> > > > > still

> > > > > > > softening. So people who just had surgery or will have

> > > surgery

> > > > > don't

> > > > > > > worry so much if your lips don't close right after

> surgery

> > > thats

> > > > > > > normal. I would also like to say this was toally worth

> > > everything

> > > > > I

> > > > > > > went thru and would do it all over again. The

confidence

> I

> > > have

> > > > > > > gained from my new look is just unimaginable. I wish I

> > would

> > > have

> > > > > > > done this sooner. Take care and good luck to everyone's

> > > upcoming

> > > > > > > surgeries.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >