Re: nose/chin effects of surgery

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I had upper (forward & up), and lower jaw moved forward. My nose is a

bit more up-turned now, it didn't get any more broad. If they move

your lower back, your chin may be a bit lacking after the surgery. I

feel that most docs don't normally advise unnecessary surgery. They

are trying to make sure that the overall post-op appearance is good,

not just the bite lining up.

Good Luck with your decision. a

> I was wondering how much of a change that orthognastic surgery has on

> the appearance of one's nose and chin. My oral surgeon wants to slide

> my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward (the latter will have more

> of an effect on my nose). My nose is already a bit broad to begin

> with, so will such a procedure make it that much broader? Or is the

> change in nose/chin appearance only temporary following the surgery

> due to swelling?

>

> I'm not sure if I should have these additional cosmetic alternations

> done or not. If the change is noticable, then I probably will. Any

> advice would be most welcome!

[Guest guest]

I had exactly the surgery you're describing 4 months ago (lower back,

upper forward and a bit down). How dramatic the change is going to be

depends on how imbalanced you look to begin with. Moving the upper

jaw out will make your nose appear a bit smaller and upturned. I have

a big nose, so such change was not an issue. Lower jaw back will make

your chin look smaller. I also have a big chin, so making it a bit

smaller was a good change for me. Your surgeon should be able to

produce at least an approximate sketch of what the change in your

profile can be expected. My nose does not appear wider after the

surgery. My surgeon explained that he actually put a bit stitch under

my nose to make sure it doesn't get wider. Took forever to dissolve,

too!

Irene.

> I was wondering how much of a change that orthognastic surgery has on

> the appearance of one's nose and chin. My oral surgeon wants to slide

> my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward (the latter will have more

> of an effect on my nose). My nose is already a bit broad to begin

> with, so will such a procedure make it that much broader? Or is the

> change in nose/chin appearance only temporary following the surgery

> due to swelling?

>

> I'm not sure if I should have these additional cosmetic alternations

> done or not. If the change is noticable, then I probably will. Any

> advice would be most welcome!

[Guest guest]

If you have upper, it also depends on if the lower septum has to be

repositioned. My lower septum area has nearly closed off my left

nostril. When the upper is lengthened and moved forward in sections,

the surgeon is also going to fix the lower septum. This will make a

difference in my entire nose position. I will need an upper

septoplasty down the road because of that shift for breathing

reasons. I understand that my nose will look less prominent, and more

balanced with my face. I do not know what the impact will actually be

though. Has anyone had a computer generated post op approximation?

That would be interseting.

Fran

> I was wondering how much of a change that orthognastic surgery has on

> the appearance of one's nose and chin. My oral surgeon wants to

slide

> my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward (the latter will have more

> of an effect on my nose). My nose is already a bit broad to begin

> with, so will such a procedure make it that much broader? Or is the

> change in nose/chin appearance only temporary following the surgery

> due to swelling?

>

> I'm not sure if I should have these additional cosmetic alternations

> done or not. If the change is noticable, then I probably will. Any

> advice would be most welcome!

[Guest guest]

I had upper/lower/ almost 4 weeks ago and my nose is much broader!

nostrils are bigger and more upturned,I was happy with the surgery

except for my nose which I really can't stand,I also had a slight

jewish sort of bone at the top which is gone which also makes my nose

look short and wide.

It was broader the first 10 days and has subsided somewhat so it could

just be swelling but if it stays like this im definately getting a

nose job.i should add that they brought my upper jaw slightly upward

and moved it back.

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " buckeyevsk "

<vkakodka@w...> wrote:

> I was wondering how much of a change that orthognastic surgery has on

> the appearance of one's nose and chin. My oral surgeon wants to

slide

> my lower jaw back and my upper jaw forward (the latter will have more

> of an effect on my nose). My nose is already a bit broad to begin

> with, so will such a procedure make it that much broader? Or is the

> change in nose/chin appearance only temporary following the surgery

> due to swelling?

>

> I'm not sure if I should have these additional cosmetic alternations

> done or not. If the change is noticable, then I probably will. Any

> advice would be most welcome!