Re: surgery gone wrong in texas

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-Hi. We are in Coppell near DFW airport. The surgeon we are using

is Dr. Greg in Southlake. He is young and has had the

surgery himself. We really like him so far. He is very thorough.

He is doing my daughter's surgery on June 3 at Baylor Grapevine. We

can let you know how it goes after that.

I actually had upper and lower jaw surgery 22 years ago and it was

done by Dr. Craig who's office is across from Presbyterian

hospital in Dallas. He is still practicing and also teaches at the

Baylor College of Dentistry. ---

That is another thing you might consider. Baylor College of

Dentistry has several professors that teach this and do the

surgery. You can read about them on the Baylor website. Maybe they

might be interested in correcting what did not work before.

Maybe insurance would cover it if it is a correction. It probably

depends on your policy. Our insurance will not cover us for

orthognathic surgery at all, not matter what it is.

I'm sorry you have had such a bad experience.

Kay

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " lonnierobin "

<lonnierobin@y...> wrote:

> Hi. It has taken me three and a half years to get up enough

> courage to come to this site after surgery. I had upper and

> lower...lower advancment and for some reason (maybe money) he felt

> the need to rotate my upper and move slightly forward. I knew

> something was wrong from the beginning. Besides forgetting to

remove

> two stitches in my cheeks(they failed to mention i would have) i

got

> an infection in bottom jaw. . After 7 or so weeks of wired shut

with

> splint, wires were removed. The left side of my face seemed flat

> with small sunken in area at top. I always felt my teeth were in

too

> far on left side. my cheek felt sucken in a empty. My surgeon

Dr.

> P. Stella in Ft Worth said it was normal aging that is why my

> cheek was sunk in a little. I was 39. Before surgery I looked 29

> maybe. I though it was a ortho problem, went to several

orthodontist

> before someone had the guts to tell me what i deep down

knew.....MY

> TOP JAW IS ON CROOKED.The could not pull teeth out any further. I

> always feel a pulling on the left side and it feels as though it

> pulls at my eye. After such a terrible surgery (and i am not a

> whimp) I am scared to death to get it fixed but I do not think I

can

> live with this jaw that is too far over to my right and crooked.

> Please help me. I do not know where to turn. What surgeon to

seek

> out and I don't think insurance will pay. Can anyone recommend a

> surgeon in the D/FW area? I've heard of a Dr. Wolfford in Dallas

> that does not wire jaw shut after. Guess I will have to start

braces

> again?????? GOD! My teeth were pretty straight before all this,

I

> just had a week bottom jaw thats all. I know I looked better

before

> though. AND felt better.