Tarzan/Re: HELP! Is anybody else mad at their surgeon post-op?

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> > >

> > > I'm nine weeks post-op from upper and lower jaw surgery. I had

> my

> > > upper jaw split into three sections, widened, moved forward a

few

> > mm

> > > and shortened vertically. My lower was advanced about 7mm, and

> > the

> > > chin bone sectioned and advanced 6mm.

> > >

> > > The good news: I now have a nice profile and my teeth line up

> > > properly for a good bite. I am 80% recovered from surgery and

> > > confident my remaining nerves will come back.

> > >

> > > The bad news: Although my teeth line up properly to each other.

> > > My " tooth box " as a whole, is about one or two degrees out of

> > level

> > > to the horizon. In other words, if you drew a rectangle where

the

> > top

> > > two points were my pupils, the bottom points being the tops of

my

> > > teeth, the bottom right point of the box is higher than the

> bottom

> > > left point.

> > >

> > > When I think about this or look in the mirror, I want to cry.

I'm

> > 42

> > > years old and have endured so much trauma with my mouth and

teeth

> > > over the years. When I decided two years ago to get braces

> (again)

> > > and really go for it, I hoped to correct a multitude of sins

> > > including: open bite, sleep apnea, poor profile, gummy smile.

All

> > of

> > > those things were fixed.

> > >

> > > I should be happy, but now my jaw slips when I chew, and when I

> > look

> > > in the mirror, I have to tilt my head for my teeth to look

> > straight.

> > > In addition, there was a big gap vertically between my back

> > molars,

> > > my OD said that will be fixed quickly with rubber bands. In

three

> > > weeks, the teeth are closer, but I also worry if that change

will

> > > revert when the rubber bands are removed down the road. Does

> > anybody

> > > else have any experience with this long-term?

> > >

> > > Still, with all the money my OS makes, couldn't he have made

sure

> > my

> > > facial box was square also? It just sucks to come this close,

and

> > > have fixed one problem, but created another. It was really hard

> > for

> > > me to agree to the upper jaw surgery. And recovering has been

no

> > > picnic. My lower right lip is still numb. One of my upper eye-

> > teeth

> > > has some blackness now. Dead root? decay?

> > >

> > > I'm struggling with this emotionally. Does anybody have any

> > similar

> > > experiences and/or feedback/suggestions?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Tarzan

> > >

> >

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