Guest guest Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I am 24 and I am having my upper and lower jaw surgically expanded on Nov.4th. I know that this will create a gap between my front teeth. Can anyone tell me how big this gap gets and how quickly it will close? Also, will I speak with a lisp due to the expanders in my mouth? Has anyone ever been unhappy with the results of their surgery and are the changes to the face obvious? I know I have a lot of questions so I'll with those. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hi, I had an upper expansion done 3 years ago. I was very happy with the results of the surgery - I had a really narrow upper jaw and it was so nice to have nice wide upper teeth - not wide, but enough so my tongue fits in the roof of my mouth, where it didn't before. I was always biting my tongue and lisped. I had my jaw widened 1 cm, but the gap was not quite that big - but big enough - let me tell you, about the size of one of my front teeth! Be prepared psychologically for the gap, I thought it wouldn't be a big deal but I was very self-conscious. I didn't get braces put on the upper teeth until 4 months after I had the surgery, and the gap didn't close until 4-5 months after (I think, I can't remember exactly how long it took). I had the expander put in 1-week before the surgery and it drove me nuts for that week - but I got very used to it after that. Your tongue kind of goes nuts with something new in your mouth, but you will get used to it. You will have a hard time talking with it in at first, and then you adjust pretty quickly. As far as a change to my face - well.....it will possibly widen your nose. Mine has widened - although, to be quite honest with you, I didn't even notice it until a year and a half later - it is such a gradual change, and I notice but I'm looking at before and after pictures with a magnifying glass, I don't think anyone else has even noticed. It will also give you a 'fuller' face, which, again....is common sense since you are changing your jaw - but this isn't a bad thing and is not extremely obvious to people. Well...those are my experiences, I hope it was helpful to you. (By the way, I didn't have my lower jaw widened). Pam > > I am 24 and I am having my upper and lower jaw surgically expanded on > Nov.4th. I know that this will create a gap between my front teeth. > Can anyone tell me how big this gap gets and how quickly it will > close? Also, will I speak with a lisp due to the expanders in my > mouth? Has anyone ever been unhappy with the results of their surgery > and are the changes to the face obvious? I know I have a lot of > questions so I'll with those. Thanks. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Oh, baby... Has anyone ever been unhappy with results? Sure. Quite a few. That's not to say that you will, or you won't. But it's an unfair question to ask. Don't do it if you don't need it. If you do need it, you'll be finding results after. There are no guarantees in these procedures, as in most of life. Sorry. Pam gave you good answers, I think, about some of the frustrations you may encounter. But I wish you the best results, which are the most usual. C. > > > > > > I am 24 and I am having my upper and lower jaw surgically expanded > on > > Nov.4th. I know that this will create a gap between my front > teeth. > > Can anyone tell me how big this gap gets and how quickly it will > > close? Also, will I speak with a lisp due to the expanders in my > > mouth? Has anyone ever been unhappy with the results of their > surgery > > and are the changes to the face obvious? I know I have a lot of > > questions so I'll with those. Thanks. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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