jonathan Re: re -numbness, is it permanent

[Guest guest]

, do you have before and after pictures posted on this site?

i have significant numbness 8 months post op, and symmetry issues

that were not dealt with. looking into second opinions. K

> I had surgery to rotate my lower jaw and upper to move

> my teeth forward in April 2003. I check the forum

> every once in a while and I pay particular attention

> to people asking about numbness.

>

> After almost 2 years, I still have numbness or what I

> like to refer to as " altered senstation. " There is a

> spot in the right side of my mouth. A small spot right

> at the corner. I also have some altered sensation in

> my upper gums. I also have most of my lower chin in

> this status as well.

>

> Let me first say, I am not happy with it but I have

> learned to live with it, even if it never goes away. I

> can still feel things like when shaving, I can feel

> the shaver pulling at the stubble as it cuts. I can

> still feel items like pain when getting my teeth deep

> cleaned and when I floss deeply.

>

> It only bothers me when I think about like as I write

> this and take inventory. Other than that, I don't pay

> much attention to it. It doesn't prevent me from

> smiling or much else. I still feel when I kiss my

> girls goodnight or my wife.

>

> Overall, it is not the worst thing. My smile is better

> since surgery. I always had a crooked smile in

> pictures do to my crossbite. Plus now I can chew

> easily with both sides of my back teeth.

>

> -