Re: Orofacial Myology

[Guest guest]

Hi Mindy,

I'd have my doubts about therapy to allow your lips to meet if they

don't do so now. Has your surgeon recommended this treatment?

I did have genio done at the time of my upper/lower surgery since my

surgeon said my existing chin would be too strong once things were

adjusted. I think I had a sliding genioplasty but I'm not completely

sure - I do know that he took 4 mm off, and then moved it forward 7

mm. But I also had a gummy smile, and the upper surgery definitely

helped with the lip competence (7 mm up in front, 5 mm up in back).

My lower was advanced 5 mm.

I was a life long mouth breather. I remember, as a child, my sister

used to come to my bed and try to force my lips shut as I was noisy

breathing in my sleep. Now, everything closes naturally and I

breathe through my nose, so things get filtered a bit. It's much

better for my gum health too.

Hope that helps,

> Has anyone heard of this? Or knows anyone that has done this

treament?

> Here's a link: http://www.srcoulson.com/myology.htm

> I was wondering about this because I am a mouth breather. I went

into this surgery

> hoping to end up NOT being a mouth breather. Unfortunately, I did

not have

> genioplasty done with my upper and lower jaw surgery. So my lips

do not meet at rest

> yet. My surgeon wants me to get it done when my braces come off.

He said it would

> make my lips meet better. The thing is, when he showed me the

procedure on the

> skull, it would be a sliding genio. For those of you who had it

done, was it a sliding

> drawer (horizontally) or at an angle? So I am hoping with this

surgery I could breathe

> through my nose and my lips would close at rest. Otherwise, when I

would get the

> genio done I could do this therapy.

> I would appreciate any input. And is there any other mouth

breathers out there?

> Thanks!

> Mindy

[Guest guest]

,

I was looking up something about genioplasty and I came across the subject. I've

never heard of it, but I know it falls under the category of speech therapy

(which I had

when I was a child and think i could probably use again). I read somewhere that

the

upper lip is very flexible and can be " stretched " . I don't know if that's just

for children

or if it can work on adults.

My next step for me is to get my braces off. Then, I think I'll get the genio

done. After

that, if my lips don't meet, I'll check into this and ask my surgeon about it. I

don't

have anymore checkups with my surgeon for my jaw surgery.

So you had your chin reduced? I still don't have much of a chin and I still

don't

breathe through my nose because my lips don't meet yet. I guess I'll get the

genio

done. Then I'll see what the results will be and then hopefully my ultimate goal

of

breathing thru my nose will be reached!

I did post some recent pics.

Mindy

> > Has anyone heard of this? Or knows anyone that has done this

> treament?

> > Here's a link: http://www.srcoulson.com/myology.htm

> > I was wondering about this because I am a mouth breather. I went

> into this surgery

> > hoping to end up NOT being a mouth breather. Unfortunately, I did

> not have

> > genioplasty done with my upper and lower jaw surgery. So my lips

> do not meet at rest

> > yet. My surgeon wants me to get it done when my braces come off.

> He said it would

> > make my lips meet better. The thing is, when he showed me the

> procedure on the

> > skull, it would be a sliding genio. For those of you who had it

> done, was it a sliding

> > drawer (horizontally) or at an angle? So I am hoping with this

> surgery I could breathe

> > through my nose and my lips would close at rest. Otherwise, when I

> would get the

> > genio done I could do this therapy.

> > I would appreciate any input. And is there any other mouth

> breathers out there?

> > Thanks!

> > Mindy

[Guest guest]

Hi Mindy,

I didn't think I had that much of a chin, but my surgeon said it was

strong, so that's why he modified it. It's definitely more prominent

now than it was pre-op. I can't bury it in my neck flesh anymore!

I looked at your photos - wow - you had a lot of movement!

Once you get the braces off, you may find that your lips close a bit

better. Not a lot, but better. It's hard to wrap your lips around

all of that hardware.

I suppose it couldn't hurt to try that treatment. Or have the genio.

> ,

> I was looking up something about genioplasty and I came across the

subject. I've

> never heard of it, but I know it falls under the category of

speech therapy (which I had

> when I was a child and think i could probably use again). I read

somewhere that the

> upper lip is very flexible and can be " stretched " . I don't know if

that's just for children

> or if it can work on adults.

> My next step for me is to get my braces off. Then, I think I'll

get the genio done. After

> that, if my lips don't meet, I'll check into this and ask my

surgeon about it. I don't

> have anymore checkups with my surgeon for my jaw surgery.

> So you had your chin reduced? I still don't have much of a chin

and I still don't

> breathe through my nose because my lips don't meet yet. I guess

I'll get the genio

> done. Then I'll see what the results will be and then hopefully my

ultimate goal of

> breathing thru my nose will be reached!

> I did post some recent pics.

> Mindy