Finally some pictures

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Hi all,

Since I'm finally approaching the end of my orthognathic journey, I

thought I'd post some pictures from start to finish. To sum it all

up, I started with braces in May 1996. Then my surgeries were as

follows:

#1 Mandibular advancement (17 mm) using distraction osteogenesis -

Sept 2002

#2 Lefort 1 - upper jaw impacted 5 mm, removal of distractors,

septoplasty, turbinectomies - Nov 2002

#3 TMJ arthroplasty - part of temporalis muscle (scalp muscle)

placed in joints to replace missing cartilage and discs - May 2003

#4 Bilateral condylar reconstruction (15 mm) using distraction

osteogenesis again - Jan 2004

#5 Removal of distractors - April 2004

#6 Bilateral total joint replacement - June 29, 2005

By the way, that is my younger daughter in those pictures. She went

from being 12 months old for my first surgery to four years old now.

I went back to my ortho for the first time today after the last

surgery and I'm finally on my way to finishing up. He still has a

lot of work to do but no more surgeries! I can actually see the

light at the end of the tunnel.

minirascal-