Re: 8 weeks til surgery and I'm wondering about my choice of surgeons

[Guest guest]

Sorry you are having doubts about your surgeons so close to surgery.

You may have trouble getting in to see another surgeon in a short

period of time, though.

Have you talked with your ortho? He/she may have something to say

about this.

Could you ask the surgeons if you could skip the cheek implants and

lipo, that you're not interested in cosmetic improvements, just

functional change. Ask them if you could have these procedures at a

later date. Yes, they'd probably be considered cosmetic since they're

not part of your initial orthognathic surgery. $5k US is a LOT of

money - how much would it cost at a later date?

Hope you get some answers you are satisfied with. Thell your surgeons

that you don't understand what the changes will be without these

procedures, or with them. Be frank with them about how confused you

are.

A patient of my surgeon was, apparently, given cheek implants without

her consent (although once you sign that consent form, you've agreed,

unless you state otherwise, I think), and she was very unhappy about

it. I don't know the patient and only heard it from a third party. But

it makes me question cheek implants if they are not necessary.

Hope that helps,

> I just had my second appointment with the two surgeons who are

> supposed

> to do my lafort and I'm very confused. They want to do cheek

> implants

> and lipo under my jaw. I went into braces because the alignment of

> my

> teeth caused pain on front of my face - not for anything aesthetic.

> The extras will cost $5000. I was faced with two surgeons

> playing " good cop, bad cop " and saying that the surgery without the

> cheek implants is like buying a car without the paint. (his words)

> I'm

> thinking about now going for a second opinion even though I am only

8

> weeks away from surgery. The worst part of this appointment was all

> the doubt they put in my head about how I'll look after this surgery.

>

> Has anyone else run into this and what should I do?

[Guest guest]

If it's possible, keep talking with surgeons until you find one with

whom you're comfortable and can communicate.

Ask if there are any photos, or computerized studies, that will give

you a view of the sort of things they're talking about, too.

And be sure to ask whether any of this will affect retention of the

changes they made, or prevent future pain.

Cammie

> I just had my second appointment with the two surgeons who are

> supposed

> to do my lafort and I'm very confused. They want to do cheek

> implants

> and lipo under my jaw. I went into braces because the alignment of

> my

> teeth caused pain on front of my face - not for anything aesthetic.

> The extras will cost $5000. I was faced with two surgeons

> playing " good cop, bad cop " and saying that the surgery without the

> cheek implants is like buying a car without the paint. (his words)

> I'm

> thinking about now going for a second opinion even though I am only 8

> weeks away from surgery. The worst part of this appointment was all

> the doubt they put in my head about how I'll look after this surgery.

>

> Has anyone else run into this and what should I do?