Re: braces/nose job Q's

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Hi ,

I had my braces in for 10 months prior to surgery, i'm five months post op now

and will ahve my braces in for another 4-5 months. I was born with a cleft lip

and palate which resulted in an under-developed upper jaw, small, flat nose. My

surgeon said that he could do both surgeries in one go.

I had upper jaw surgery, major nose reconstruction, cheek bone and bone graft

surgery all combineed into one surgery. It took just over 14 hours but it was

worth it, my surgery went ver well and i'm pleased with the result. I was in

hospital for ten days. Personally I would recommend combining them as it saves

going back to do the nose job. I still need some work done on my nose but that

will be done in a combined surgery with the other things I will ahve done.

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Hi ,

Thanks for your response! I'm just concerned about having everything done at

once, since I've seen some people saying that their noses are different

after jaw surgery. I need both upper and lower, so I wouldn't want to get a

nice new nose and have it screwed up by the jaw surgery. I guess I'll see

what comes of the next consults.

I popped 2 more Alleve this morning, and my stupid teeth STILL hurt from the

braces and spacers. I was really hoping this would fade by now....

brenda

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Message: 9

Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:34:08 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: Re: braces/nose job Q's

Hi ,

I had my braces in for 10 months prior to surgery, i'm five months post op

now and will ahve my braces in for another 4-5 months. I was born with a

cleft lip and palate which resulted in an under-developed upper jaw, small,

flat nose. My surgeon said that he could do both surgeries in one go.

I had upper jaw surgery, major nose reconstruction, cheek bone and bone

graft surgery all combineed into one surgery. It took just over 14 hours but

it was worth it, my surgery went ver well and i'm pleased with the result. I

was in hospital for ten days. Personally I would recommend combining them as

it saves going back to do the nose job. I still need some work done on my

nose but that will be done in a combined surgery with the other things I

will ahve done.

[Guest guest]

- Hey, welcome to the Braces Club! Glad to have you aboard!

I've had my braces on for nearly eleven weeks now, and I can't wait

to get these darned things off; that won't happen until up to six

months after my surgery. My teeth have been moving like crazy, thanks

to the continuous force wires. Do you have these? Your teeth will

feel a continuous pressure all the time, and will move faster. My OD

put powerchains on the entire bottom and between my two upper front

teeth to start closing the gaps, or as he put it, " space

consolidation " . He has changed my archwires each time I've been in

and is pleased with my progress. This is my first time in braces -

I'm 47, BTW. My surgery isn't until June, but I'm hoping that my

wonderful OMS will move it up to at least May. I go back to him on

Dec. 13th (my birthday) for a progress check-up and to finalize which

procedures I will be undergoing. I have an underbite, and will

definitely be having a BSSO to set back my mandible, and he is almost

certain I will be having a LeFort 1-piece to advance my maxilla and

drop it down in front. He will also be doing neck and chin lipo, as

he is a board-certified Cosmetic Surgeon as well. I will be asking

for two birthday " presents " from him: 1) definitely do the LeFort,

and 2) move the surgery up a month or two. If he doesn't do the

LeFort, my tongue will be too long for my mouth, and I will still

have Maxillary Hypoplasia. At my last ortho appointment, my OD told

me that if my teeth continue to move like they have, he sees no

reason why I can't have the surgery earlier. He also told me not to

quote him on that, as he hasn't gotten clearance from my OMS to say

that. I emailed my OMS a few days ago just to let him know how I was

doing. I joined this group back in late April and have learned so

much about everything already. My OMS is very impressed; he told me

that I am going to be so-o ready for my surgery and will know what to

expect both pre-op and post-op. He is also impressed with this

support group too - he didn't know that this even existed.// Well,

hang in there, " braces-buddy " , and take care. ~~~~ Diane (Idaho) :-)

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>

> Step 1--initial consult

> Step 2--consult w/ x rays, photos, and molds..

> Step 3--Braces!

>

> I'm now officially braced on my bottom row. urgh! I'd forgotten

about the

> joys of braces. I had clear crystal braces put on the front teeth

though, so

> they don't look too bad.

>

> I'd taken some preventative Alleve before the appointment, but then

it wore

> out in the evening when I was at my Stitch n B**ch group and I'd

somehow

> left the bottle at home. GRR!

>

> I hope my teeth move quickly and I can get these off in record time!

>

> I have a consult with the OMS at the end of November, and I'm

scheduling one

> with a plastic surgeon too. I want to throw a nose job in with the

rest of

> this. Has anyone else combined the nose job with any jaw surgeries?

How did

> it go? Would you recommend it, or is it better to have it done

separately?

> How miserable were you?

>

> Step 4 will be the palate expansion, then braces on my uppers, then

jaw

> surgeries on top and bottom. It's a lot to dread!

>

> brenda brace-face

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