Any maxillofacial/orthognathic doc recommendation?

[Guest guest]

Hi there!

May I briefly introduce myself as I'm new to this group and this is

my first post. My name is and I need some surgery to correct

my lower face appearance. I think this surgery would involve

shortening both the upper and lower jaw horizontally, reduce the

vertical height of the lower jaw plus bring my chin forward through

genioplasty. It's more a cosmetic than functional issue. The biggest

problem now for me is where to find a highly qualified doc that is

willing to help me with this. For this particular case I think it

needs a doc that is delicate and has an artistic eye, and I have no

idea where to find " Him " . My question for you out there who have had

or are contemplating surgery like me – do you know any

maxillofacial/orthognathic doc that you would like to recommend,

that you think could help me? I would be very very grateful, to say

the least, if you would like to share his name. I'm willing to

travel wherever it takes to meet the " right " doc. And if you have

any successful personal experience that you would like to share, I

would also warmly welcome it.

Thank you in advance for your help. This journey is so hard,

especially when you don't know how or where to move forward, and

it's truly such a blessing that we have forums like these where we

can support each other so this journey becomes a little easier.

Sincerely,

/julia

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

First of all, welcome to the board! There is a lot of information

here, and the support is amazing. I am pre op, but something that

helped me find my surgeon might be helpful to you also. I went to

three different OD consults, who were each recommened by my regular

dentist. The OD consults in my area are free, so it didn't hurt my

pocketbook to have as many consults as I needed to find one I felt

was right for me. I would inquire from each OD about who they would

recommend as their top choice for an OMS. Every one of them

mentioned the OMS I selected as a world class surgeon. Many said he

was the best there was, and that people from all over the world come

to see him. Some other names were also mentioned as excellent by

the OD's, so I knew there were options, but it as the unanimously

high recommendation of my OMS that caught my attention.

So I think contacting recommended OD's is a great place to start

your selections of the OD and the OMS. Where are you located

generally? I am from the Seattle area, and my. If you share your

location, others might be better able to help you find someone near

you who is highly qualified too.

Another consideration is that sometimes OMS's only work with certain

OD's, or an OD may only work with certain OMS's. So getting several

good options might make your " team " decisions easier too. Good luck

with this. And welcome!

Hugs,

Fran

>

> Hi there!

> May I briefly introduce myself as I'm new to this group and this

is

> my first post. My name is and I need some surgery to correct

> my lower face appearance. I think this surgery would involve

> shortening both the upper and lower jaw horizontally, reduce the

> vertical height of the lower jaw plus bring my chin forward

through

> genioplasty. It's more a cosmetic than functional issue. The

biggest

> problem now for me is where to find a highly qualified doc that is

> willing to help me with this. For this particular case I think it

> needs a doc that is delicate and has an artistic eye, and I have

no

> idea where to find " Him " . My question for you out there who have

had

> or are contemplating surgery like me – do you know any

> maxillofacial/orthognathic doc that you would like to recommend,

> that you think could help me? I would be very very grateful, to

say

> the least, if you would like to share his name. I'm willing to

> travel wherever it takes to meet the " right " doc. And if you have

> any successful personal experience that you would like to share, I

> would also warmly welcome it.

> Thank you in advance for your help. This journey is so hard,

> especially when you don't know how or where to move forward, and

> it's truly such a blessing that we have forums like these where we

> can support each other so this journey becomes a little easier.

> Sincerely,

> /julia

>

[Guest guest]

- Welcome to the group! You've come to the right place - this

group is awesome; I've learned so-o much about Orthognathic Surgery

since joining. I think I have THE surgeon for you. He is not only a

board-certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, but also a board-

certified Cosmetic Surgeon too. He has thirteen years of experience

performing Orthognathic Surgery, yet has the artistic skills you

require which make him the great Cosmetic Surgeon he is. He is MY

OMS; he will be doing my upper and lower jaw surgery plus some

chin/neck Lipo next June. His name is: Dr. , MD, DDS.

His office address: 403 S. 11th Street - Suite 300, Boise, ID 83702.

Office phone #: (208)344-9115; fax #: (208)344-9113. His web site:

www.michaelbaileymd.com . He has an awesome chair-side manner; is

compassionate, gentle, supportive, and understanding; and explains

and communicates things very well, taking as much time as needed. He

became my OMS in late April when my dentist referred me to him to

extract an abcessed tooth; at my consult with him, we spent more

time discussing my underbite than the extraction. I felt so at ease

with him and he listened to my concerns. While waiting for my

extraction day, I did research on Orthognathic Surgery (specifically

the BSSO) and thought alot about everything. Before the extraction

was to begin, I told him that I had decided to have Orthognathic

Surgery (BSSO) and asked him if he would do it; he said yes and

referred me to an Orthodontist he worked well with. I've been in

braces for 3.5 months now. I feel blessed to have both Dr.

and my OD taking such good care of me. I hope you consider coming to

Boise to meet with Dr. . // Again, welcome to this group! ~~~

Diane (Idaho) // P.S. - for some info on Dr. 's credentials,

please visit the following website (access thru Google only):

ww2.ktvb.com/global/story.asp?s=1974427 .-- In

orthognathicsurgerysupport , " "

<julia_allegri@y...> wrote:

>

> Hi there!

> May I briefly introduce myself as I'm new to this group and this

is

> my first post. My name is and I need some surgery to correct

> my lower face appearance. I think this surgery would involve

> shortening both the upper and lower jaw horizontally, reduce the

> vertical height of the lower jaw plus bring my chin forward

through

> genioplasty. It's more a cosmetic than functional issue. The

biggest

> problem now for me is where to find a highly qualified doc that is

> willing to help me with this. For this particular case I think it

> needs a doc that is delicate and has an artistic eye, and I have

no

> idea where to find " Him " . My question for you out there who have

had

> or are contemplating surgery like me – do you know any

> maxillofacial/orthognathic doc that you would like to recommend,

> that you think could help me? I would be very very grateful, to

say

> the least, if you would like to share his name. I'm willing to

> travel wherever it takes to meet the " right " doc. And if you have

> any successful personal experience that you would like to share, I

> would also warmly welcome it.

> Thank you in advance for your help. This journey is so hard,

> especially when you don't know how or where to move forward, and

> it's truly such a blessing that we have forums like these where we

> can support each other so this journey becomes a little easier.

> Sincerely,

> /julia

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Fran! Thank you for your welcoming and thank you very much for

your very helpful information! =) May I ask you who your surgeon is?

And when is your surgery? What is going to be corrected? Anyhow, I

wish you good luck and good healing. As I wrote earlier the location

doesn't matter so much for me, as long as it's a highly qualified

OMS that is willing to take my " case " . I can say that I live in

Europe though, so if there is a highly qualified surgeon here, it

would make things easier of course. But as said, I'm willing to

travel wherever it takes to get to the " right surgeon " . I will also

follow your sugestion to see some local OD's just to get their

opinions and recommendations.

Thank you so much again for your help Fran.

Sincerely,

/julia

> >

> > Hi there!

> > May I briefly introduce myself as I'm new to this group and this

> is

> > my first post. My name is and I need some surgery to

correct

> > my lower face appearance. I think this surgery would involve

> > shortening both the upper and lower jaw horizontally, reduce the

> > vertical height of the lower jaw plus bring my chin forward

> through

> > genioplasty. It's more a cosmetic than functional issue. The

> biggest

> > problem now for me is where to find a highly qualified doc that

is

> > willing to help me with this. For this particular case I think

it

> > needs a doc that is delicate and has an artistic eye, and I have

> no

> > idea where to find " Him " . My question for you out there who have

> had

> > or are contemplating surgery like me – do you know any

> > maxillofacial/orthognathic doc that you would like to recommend,

> > that you think could help me? I would be very very grateful, to

> say

> > the least, if you would like to share his name. I'm willing to

> > travel wherever it takes to meet the " right " doc. And if you

have

> > any successful personal experience that you would like to share,

I

> > would also warmly welcome it.

> > Thank you in advance for your help. This journey is so hard,

> > especially when you don't know how or where to move forward, and

> > it's truly such a blessing that we have forums like these where

we

> > can support each other so this journey becomes a little easier.

> > Sincerely,

> > /julia

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane!

Thank you so much for all of your kindest help! I will definetly

consider Dr. . He seems like a great doc. I'm very glad for

you that you've found someone you can trust so much. By the way,

have you seen any of his before- and after pics? What do you think?

And did he offer any patient referals?

Please keep us updated on your surgery! And good luck!

Thank you so much again,

Sincerely,

/julia

> >

> > Hi there!

> > May I briefly introduce myself as I'm new to this group and this

> is

> > my first post. My name is and I need some surgery to

correct

> > my lower face appearance. I think this surgery would involve

> > shortening both the upper and lower jaw horizontally, reduce the

> > vertical height of the lower jaw plus bring my chin forward

> through

> > genioplasty. It's more a cosmetic than functional issue. The

> biggest

> > problem now for me is where to find a highly qualified doc that

is

> > willing to help me with this. For this particular case I think

it

> > needs a doc that is delicate and has an artistic eye, and I have

> no

> > idea where to find " Him " . My question for you out there who have

> had

> > or are contemplating surgery like me – do you know any

> > maxillofacial/orthognathic doc that you would like to recommend,

> > that you think could help me? I would be very very grateful, to

> say

> > the least, if you would like to share his name. I'm willing to

> > travel wherever it takes to meet the " right " doc. And if you

have

> > any successful personal experience that you would like to share,

I

> > would also warmly welcome it.

> > Thank you in advance for your help. This journey is so hard,

> > especially when you don't know how or where to move forward, and

> > it's truly such a blessing that we have forums like these where

we

> > can support each other so this journey becomes a little easier.

> > Sincerely,

> > /julia

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My OMS is Roger West in Seattle, Washington. Okay as to what he is

doing - he is pulling my upper forward, sectioning it for more

contour, and also lengthening it (I think I heard 5mm on that, but

that may be the amount moved forward) and using donar bone from my

hip to augment the gap. He is also repositioning my nasal septum

(lower half), but I will need a second rhinoplasty to open the upper

airway and that one will also be cosmetic (though the first should

be an improvement as well). I am also having lower advancement,

rotation and correction of the assymetry, and both side lengthening

also, though that one will not apparently require bone graft as it

will be rather slid into position along the incision rather than

creating a gap as the upper will do.

My dentist will be doing the full mouth rehab that means crowning

all of at least my front 8 teeth (each uppers and lowers), but more

probably all of my teeth. The good news about that is, that since

all of the teeth that are visable with a smile will be crowned (to

lengthen them to meet the new jaw depth and volume), I can select

any color I want for the crown. And that means no bleaching - ever

again - yea!! Dr West held conference personally with the OD and

dentist (who is one of his former patients, and had a reconstruction

similar to mine). It is a fairly complex repair I am needing, so

deciding on my OMS was important. Dr West does have patients come

to him from all over the world. And he is incredibly nice, giving

an extended consult with you.

Even with that said, I hope you can find someone closer to you, as

that would make your intial recovery much easier, and give you

someone to contact should you have complications or need further

surgical care. But if you must travel outside your locale, I would

recommend Dr West. Several of the OMS that people here are using

also sound wonderful. If you are willing to travel, it definately

opens your selection process. Good luck with your research!

Hugs,

Fran

> > >

> > > Hi there!

> > > May I briefly introduce myself as I'm new to this group and

this

> > is

> > > my first post. My name is and I need some surgery to

> correct

> > > my lower face appearance. I think this surgery would involve

> > > shortening both the upper and lower jaw horizontally, reduce

the

> > > vertical height of the lower jaw plus bring my chin forward

> > through

> > > genioplasty. It's more a cosmetic than functional issue. The

> > biggest

> > > problem now for me is where to find a highly qualified doc

that

> is

> > > willing to help me with this. For this particular case I think

> it

> > > needs a doc that is delicate and has an artistic eye, and I

have

> > no

> > > idea where to find " Him " . My question for you out there who

have

> > had

> > > or are contemplating surgery like me – do you know any

> > > maxillofacial/orthognathic doc that you would like to

recommend,

> > > that you think could help me? I would be very very grateful,

to

> > say

> > > the least, if you would like to share his name. I'm willing to

> > > travel wherever it takes to meet the " right " doc. And if you

> have

> > > any successful personal experience that you would like to

share,

> I

> > > would also warmly welcome it.

> > > Thank you in advance for your help. This journey is so hard,

> > > especially when you don't know how or where to move forward,

and

> > > it's truly such a blessing that we have forums like these

where

> we

> > > can support each other so this journey becomes a little

easier.

> > > Sincerely,

> > > /julia

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Fran,

Thank you so much for sharing. So you've not had surgery yet? When

is your surgery date? I hope everything goes well for you. It

certainly sounds like really difficult procedures that require

highly skilled hands. Does this dr. West have a website or an e-

mail? It would be very interesting to read a little more info about

him or at least ask him through e-mail what he thinks about

my " case " . I think the procedures I'm considering are also very

demanding, so every advice of a talented surgeon means very much to

me.

I'm still in the middle of my researching, but I promise I'll post

on what I decide. Thank you so much for your help for now on. And I

hope everything goes well for you. Keep us updated as well.

Hugs,

/

> > > >

> > > > Hi there!

> > > > May I briefly introduce myself as I'm new to this group and

> this

> > > is

> > > > my first post. My name is and I need some surgery to

> > correct

> > > > my lower face appearance. I think this surgery would involve

> > > > shortening both the upper and lower jaw horizontally, reduce

> the

> > > > vertical height of the lower jaw plus bring my chin forward

> > > through

> > > > genioplasty. It's more a cosmetic than functional issue. The

> > > biggest

> > > > problem now for me is where to find a highly qualified doc

> that

> > is

> > > > willing to help me with this. For this particular case I

think

> > it

> > > > needs a doc that is delicate and has an artistic eye, and I

> have

> > > no

> > > > idea where to find " Him " . My question for you out there who

> have

> > > had

> > > > or are contemplating surgery like me – do you know any

> > > > maxillofacial/orthognathic doc that you would like to

> recommend,

> > > > that you think could help me? I would be very very grateful,

> to

> > > say

> > > > the least, if you would like to share his name. I'm willing

to

> > > > travel wherever it takes to meet the " right " doc. And if

you

> > have

> > > > any successful personal experience that you would like to

> share,

> > I

> > > > would also warmly welcome it.

> > > > Thank you in advance for your help. This journey is so hard,

> > > > especially when you don't know how or where to move forward,

> and

> > > > it's truly such a blessing that we have forums like these

> where

> > we

> > > > can support each other so this journey becomes a little

> easier.

> > > > Sincerely,

> > > > /julia

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't have a website addy for Dr West, but he may have one. I do

have his office phone number, and I am sure they would be able to

give you that addy if they have one. The phone number in Seattle,

Washington, is . I hope that helps!

Hugs,

Fran

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi there!

> > > > > May I briefly introduce myself as I'm new to this group

and

> > this

> > > > is

> > > > > my first post. My name is and I need some surgery to

> > > correct

> > > > > my lower face appearance. I think this surgery would

involve

> > > > > shortening both the upper and lower jaw horizontally,

reduce

> > the

> > > > > vertical height of the lower jaw plus bring my chin

forward

> > > > through

> > > > > genioplasty. It's more a cosmetic than functional issue.

The

> > > > biggest

> > > > > problem now for me is where to find a highly qualified doc

> > that

> > > is

> > > > > willing to help me with this. For this particular case I

> think

> > > it

> > > > > needs a doc that is delicate and has an artistic eye, and

I

> > have

> > > > no

> > > > > idea where to find " Him " . My question for you out there

who

> > have

> > > > had

> > > > > or are contemplating surgery like me – do you know any

> > > > > maxillofacial/orthognathic doc that you would like to

> > recommend,

> > > > > that you think could help me? I would be very very

grateful,

> > to

> > > > say

> > > > > the least, if you would like to share his name. I'm

willing

> to

> > > > > travel wherever it takes to meet the " right " doc. And if

> you

> > > have

> > > > > any successful personal experience that you would like to

> > share,

> > > I

> > > > > would also warmly welcome it.

> > > > > Thank you in advance for your help. This journey is so

hard,

> > > > > especially when you don't know how or where to move

forward,

> > and

> > > > > it's truly such a blessing that we have forums like these

> > where

> > > we

> > > > > can support each other so this journey becomes a little

> > easier.

> > > > > Sincerely,

> > > > > /julia

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>