Re: What am I gonna look like?

[Guest guest]

Luna,

Nothing in life is a guarantee, there are always risks, particularly

with surgery. Some people don't even wake up from anaesthesia. I

recommend praying about your situation, and if surgery's meant to

happen for you then God will provide.

Good luck with your decision.

Kate

[Guest guest]

I haven't been as active lately on the board due to moving, etc.,

but I'll offer my two cents. Although I have no arguments with the

value of improved functionality, I'm pretty squarely in the " looks "

crowd. I've been through more than the average case, having

had braces as a teenager, then again with lower advancement

and genioplasty in my late 20's. Then just three months ago I

had another genioplasty because the first surgery made such a

small change in my profile that I was very disappointed and

wanted a " significant " change.

I have no idea how much advancement you are looking at

having, but the general impression I get from looking at

numerous " before/after " photos is that most people really don't

look much different, but probably have a significant improvement,

if not perfection, in their occlusion, which really is what

orthodontics/orthognathic surgery seeks to accomplish. My first

surgery certainly achieved a near perfect bite, but the change to

my face was " piddly " . My recent genioplasty on the other hand,

made a very significant change in my profile..... what I would have

expected the first time.

I wouldn't say that this surgery is a waste by any means, but in all

honesty, you may not see a very significant change in your

appearance. You can view my photos in the " bad post " folder,

which shows my profile after all the braces and surgery, then

shows a post op shot after my second genioplasty.

>

> I posted about a week ago and didn't get any responses, so I

guess my

> question was unanswerable. But in light of Dwilzen's thread, I

still

> think it's a relevant question. Here we are, spending major

money,

> time and energy to change our FACE, and we don't even know

what we're

> going to look like when we're done.

>

> Well, I guess some orthodontists offer digital imaging to

project the

> outcome, but mine doesn't.

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> I have a very distinctive chin, and while I don't like it, I'm

> starting to get nervous about the Great Unknown that lies

ahead. What

> if I don't like how I look after the surgery? This feels a bit like

> buying a car sight unseen -- except this isn't a car, this is my

FACE.

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> Suddenly getting very nervous,

> Luna

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> ***

> Braces on 10/6/04

> Lower advancement surgery next Dec/Jan

[Guest guest]

Hi Luna,

I'm nervous about my face too, because it looks fine now. But isn't the

surgery going to correct alignment of your teeth and jaws? I feel that if

the surgery corrects my bite, it will be a happy day (this is by far the

most important reason for me). It's my understanding that my profile should

look very natural with the jaw in it's proper position. I don't know if

this helps, but if you look at pictures of celebrities, lots of them have

very prominent chins. Are you having your lower moved forward?

Sherri

What am I gonna look like?

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> I posted about a week ago and didn't get any responses, so I guess my

> question was unanswerable. But in light of Dwilzen's thread, I still

> think it's a relevant question. Here we are, spending major money,

> time and energy to change our FACE, and we don't even know what we're

> going to look like when we're done.

>

> Well, I guess some orthodontists offer digital imaging to project the

> outcome, but mine doesn't.

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> I have a very distinctive chin, and while I don't like it, I'm

> starting to get nervous about the Great Unknown that lies ahead. What

> if I don't like how I look after the surgery? This feels a bit like

> buying a car sight unseen -- except this isn't a car, this is my FACE.

>

> Suddenly getting very nervous,

> Luna

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> ***

> Braces on 10/6/04

> Lower advancement surgery next Dec/Jan

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