New pic of my perfect bite...or almost perfect:-)

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Hi All

I posted a recent pic of my new perfect bite, or as perfect as it will

get. If you compare the latest pic to the one of my bite pre-surgery

you can see what amazing job my surgeon did. I have absolutely no

overbite anymore. Amazing!

I'll try to get some good photos of my face this weekend as well so

that you can see how much my swelling has gone down. I've been having

an MLD massage every day since Monday and it really has been helping.

Also have been taking long walks around the city and drinking lots.

Hope everyone's recovery is proceeding well and any pre-oppers who are

approaching surgery (yes Luna, that includes you!) aren't getting too

nervous.

Thinking of all of you from Italy.

Sara

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Sara,

Your bite is beautiful! The before and after shots are amazing. I'm very

excited for you!

I'm trying to remember if you had both upper and lower? Did you have a bone

graft? I hear the graft site from the hip usually hurts worse than the upper

palate and has me the most nervous about the surgery.

Ciao~

Diane, Oregon

Upper/Lower late-fall 2005

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>Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

>To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

>Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] New pic of my perfect bite...or

>almost perfect:-)

>Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:49:13 -0000

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sara,

Your bite looks amazing! You have certainly come a long way. You

must be elated. How is it going with the banding? Does everything

feel stable to you? I have been thinking of you about this and am

hoping for the best!

Hugs,

Fran

> Hi All

>

> I posted a recent pic of my new perfect bite, or as perfect as it

will

> get. If you compare the latest pic to the one of my bite pre-

surgery

> you can see what amazing job my surgeon did. I have absolutely no

> overbite anymore. Amazing!

>

> I'll try to get some good photos of my face this weekend as well

so

> that you can see how much my swelling has gone down. I've been

having

> an MLD massage every day since Monday and it really has been

helping.

> Also have been taking long walks around the city and drinking lots.

>

> Hope everyone's recovery is proceeding well and any pre-oppers who

are

> approaching surgery (yes Luna, that includes you!) aren't getting

too

> nervous.

>

> Thinking of all of you from Italy.

>

> Sara

[Guest guest]

Diane, thanks for the compliment:-) I am very pleased with the

results.

I had an upper le forte where my upper jaw was segmented in three

pieces then shifted up 1mm and shifted back 3mm. This allowed my

lower jaw to move up. In total my face has shortened 9mm, 7 mm just

from the lower jaw moving up and 2mm from the genio I also had.

Luckily for me my lower jaw just swung up and fell into the perfect

position, otherwise I would have needed to surgically move my lower

jaw. My upper palate was expanded by 4mm but I did not have a hip

bone graft. Becky on this site did however and I am sure she can

provide you with some insight regarding that. I also had two upper

bicuspids removed.

It sounds like a lot but I'm glad I got it all done in one go. Now I

just need to get my wisdom teeth out and finish the orthodontics

which is estimated to take 4 to 5 more months.

Hope this provides some helpful insight.

Sara

> Sara,

>

> Your bite is beautiful! The before and after shots are amazing.

I'm very

> excited for you!

>

> I'm trying to remember if you had both upper and lower? Did you

have a bone

> graft? I hear the graft site from the hip usually hurts worse than

the upper

> palate and has me the most nervous about the surgery.

>

> Ciao~

>

> Diane, Oregon

> Upper/Lower late-fall 2005

>

> >From: " Sara " <sararegine@a...>

> >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

> >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

> >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] New pic of my perfect

bite...or

> >almost perfect:-)

> >Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:49:13 -0000

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Fran,

Thanks! Everything does feel stable thankfully! I'm down to wearing

the bands only at night so very good progress. Fingers crossed I'll

keep up this most excellent recovery:-)

Sara

> > Hi All

> >

> > I posted a recent pic of my new perfect bite, or as perfect as

it

> will

> > get. If you compare the latest pic to the one of my bite pre-

> surgery

> > you can see what amazing job my surgeon did. I have absolutely

no

> > overbite anymore. Amazing!

> >

> > I'll try to get some good photos of my face this weekend as well

> so

> > that you can see how much my swelling has gone down. I've been

> having

> > an MLD massage every day since Monday and it really has been

> helping.

> > Also have been taking long walks around the city and drinking

lots.

> >

> > Hope everyone's recovery is proceeding well and any pre-oppers

who

> are

> > approaching surgery (yes Luna, that includes you!) aren't

getting

> too

> > nervous.

> >

> > Thinking of all of you from Italy.

> >

> > Sara

[Guest guest]

Hi Sara,

Your pictures are great....what a wonderful job your surgeon did!

You are also an amazing healer....you don't even look swollen at all

anymore. I'm 18 days post op today - and although my swelling is

down considerably from last week - I still have a ways to go. I

don't know if that's because I'm a slow healer (usually I'm

not)...or if it's because of how much was done to me when I was in

the operating room....I have no idea! I still have swelling around

my nose, cheek area (especially right below my eyes), and my

jaw/neckline. I'm trying to be patient - but I still look like I'm

storing up a few nuts for the winter yet...LOL (the chipmunk look, I

guess you could say).

Back to you now...your new bite looks terrific, and I'm looking

forward to seeing the newer pictures you're going to post too :-)

I haven't had an MLD massages or anything - I've just been trying to

gently massage my own face and neck a little throughout each day

(just doing soft, light touches is about all I can handle yet).

I'm able to drink more fluids now than before, and have gotten

really good with the smaller cups, so hopefully that will help my

swelling to go down too.

I haven't been able to go for any long walks like you're doing

though. Not yet anyway. My ears are still plugged, and my sinuses

feel 'full' or 'clogged' (not sure how to describe the feeling), and

if I am on my feet for too long, I still get that dizzy, lightheaded

feeling. So, I am not straying too far just yet.

You are almost 5 weeks post-op now, so how do you feel at this

point? Any pain/discomfort or swollen feeling for you at this point?

(P.S. - I don't know if I ever mentioned to you how much I like the

mouth cleaning supplies, did I? They really helped clean my mouth

and made it feel so much better...thanks!)

Judy