Re: For Cosmetic Reasons..getting discouraged

[Guest guest]

What you have, among other things, I'd guess, is a class III

malocclusion.

Have you looked at the pictures on this site? Try that, and you may

see some before and afters that resemble what you're facing.

I don't know that " many people " are really dissatisfied. we have had

a spate of folks lately who've continued to have problems, post op,

but over the long haul, I think most people are really pleased, and

ready to swap off whatever numbness they wind up with for the

improvements.

There are, however, some who are very unhappy, and usually those

people are the most outspoken about it, in my experience. (Who

wouldn't be, to go through surgery on both jaws, plus genio, and

still wind up displeased and/or hurting?)

Best,

Cammie

>

> Hey guys. I have my heart set on this surgery for cosmetic reasons.

> For about 6 years now my smile has bothered me. Thing is, many of

> you say you wouldn't do it again if you had to, and that the

results

> aren't that great. What I think it is(just my opinion), those of

you

> with a 'gummy' smile that have it corrected are the ones that are

> least satisfied, as with my case my upper jaw is incredibly

> deficient and my lower jaw sticks out too far, so, I guess you can

> say I have the 'short face' look but with a normal/sticks out too

> far lower jaw.I would actually be happy with a gummy smile, weird

> huh? All I want is a smile where you can actually see my upper

> teeth, and I dont want to look 'angry' all the time. Can anyone

give

> me some insight as to how much this procedure would improve my

> appearance? Oh yeah, and I already have assymetry, so would the

> surgery make that worse or could it be somewhat helped? Also one

> more guys, my nose is kinda 'scrunched' up looking, by 'pulling' my

> upper jaw down considerably would it make my nose look better or

> worse? Cause I know pushing the maxilla upwards can cause a

deviated

> septum, but I dont hear much about bringing it down. Thank you all

> so much for any help!

[Guest guest]

I agree with Cammie,

Also you should understand that many people have the surgery but

never post on the site (lurkers). They are more likely to be happy

with the results than those that use the site - i.e venting.

> >

> > Hey guys. I have my heart set on this surgery for cosmetic

reasons.

> > For about 6 years now my smile has bothered me. Thing is, many

of

> > you say you wouldn't do it again if you had to, and that the

> results

> > aren't that great. What I think it is(just my opinion), those of

> you

> > with a 'gummy' smile that have it corrected are the ones that

are

> > least satisfied, as with my case my upper jaw is incredibly

> > deficient and my lower jaw sticks out too far, so, I guess you

can

> > say I have the 'short face' look but with a normal/sticks out

too

> > far lower jaw.I would actually be happy with a gummy smile,

weird

> > huh? All I want is a smile where you can actually see my upper

> > teeth, and I dont want to look 'angry' all the time. Can anyone

> give

> > me some insight as to how much this procedure would improve my

> > appearance? Oh yeah, and I already have assymetry, so would the

> > surgery make that worse or could it be somewhat helped? Also one

> > more guys, my nose is kinda 'scrunched' up looking, by 'pulling'

my

> > upper jaw down considerably would it make my nose look better or

> > worse? Cause I know pushing the maxilla upwards can cause a

> deviated

> > septum, but I dont hear much about bringing it down. Thank you

all

> > so much for any help!

[Guest guest]

results vary from person to person; however, there is one REAL

negative consequence: permanent numbness!

only you can decide if it's worth financial burden and risk of

permanent numbness...

by the way, the risk of permanent numbness in adult patients is

about 1 in 9 or 11%.

[Guest guest]

i had surgery for class III, and correction on the upper jaw as well

in 1997 when i was 16. i knew from a young age that this surgery

would happen, and i have never regretted it. not once. i'm thrilled

with the results (although i lost a little alignment due to a 1/2 "

growth post-op) and since i chose to be wired shut i have very little

permanent numbness (just around the corners of my mouth. one side

tingles if you touch it.)

aside from cosmetic reasons, you should think about the functional

aspect as well. having a straight bite will improve your ability to

eat, breathe, and speak. the class III caused me to have a lisp that

my parents tried to correct with speech therapy. we learned later

that it would automatically correct itself once my teeth were

aligned.

my 2 favorite things. biting french fries and saying " sally sells sea

shells by the sea shore. "

in the end i would have to say that i am very pleased with the

results. and of course no one would want to do it again, it sucks!

but it is not impossible.

kelli

[Guest guest]

Thank you very much for your reply. Oh there are functional aspects

as well, I just didn't state it in the message. I mean, I have

extreme neck and back pain, tinnitus, migraines, I grind my teeth

terribly bad. I am just really nervous, I try to just be happy with

how I am right now, but then I think, can I live with my smile for

the rest of my life, and I dont think I can. But thanks to everyone

who replied

>

> i had surgery for class III, and correction on the upper jaw as

well

> in 1997 when i was 16. i knew from a young age that this surgery

> would happen, and i have never regretted it. not once. i'm

thrilled

> with the results (although i lost a little alignment due to a 1/2 "

> growth post-op) and since i chose to be wired shut i have very

little

> permanent numbness (just around the corners of my mouth. one side

> tingles if you touch it.)

>

> aside from cosmetic reasons, you should think about the functional

> aspect as well. having a straight bite will improve your ability

to

> eat, breathe, and speak. the class III caused me to have a lisp

that

> my parents tried to correct with speech therapy. we learned later

> that it would automatically correct itself once my teeth were

> aligned.

>

> my 2 favorite things. biting french fries and saying " sally sells

sea

> shells by the sea shore. "

>

> in the end i would have to say that i am very pleased with the

> results. and of course no one would want to do it again, it sucks!

> but it is not impossible.

>

> kelli