Re: Palate Surgery

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I had this surgery done 3 years ago. I assume you are having the

same surgery I did, where they put a small cut and then you crank

every day until it's widened. I had the widener put in 1 week

before surgery and I remember it really drove me nuts, but you will

get used to it, trust me. It was so long ago, but I think I was

back at it a couple of weeks after the surgery. You will have to

eat blenderized food for a while, I remember that. It's not as big

a surgery as the upper/lower jaw surgery and not as hard of a

recovery. You will possibly be numb in your upper face, but I

didn't have that with mine.

The hardest part of that surgery for me was having the big gap in my

front teeth, mine was quite wide (8 mm). They didn't put braces on

and start closing it until 4 months after, then it took another 4-5

months to close. But, I'm so happy with my upper jaw now, my tongue

actually fits up there where it didn't before, and I don't lisp and

trip on my words as much.

Hope that helps.

Pam

> Hey ~

>

> I just joined and I'm going to be having upper palate surgery this

> upcoming month. My upper jaw is really narrow and I'm having

surgery

> to fix it. I was wondering if anyone has had this done, and if

so,

> could they tell me about their experience(s) before and after

surgery

> please? I have a jaw widener in my mouth right now and it's hard

to

> eat sometimes 'cause the food gets stuck up there. Also I'm

> salivating like crazy and it's making me crazy swallowing every 2

> seconds. So like I said, if anyone has had any experience with

either

> a widener, upper palate surgery, or both, any and all information

> would be very helpful.

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Pam,

Thanks for sharing, it's helpful. I was wondering (if you can

remember) if you knew the approximate size of the cut and how far

back they have to cut?

You also said recovery could be a couple of weeks. My orthodontist

said recovery could be similar to when I got my wisdom teeth out. I

had all 4 out at once. Surgery was on a Friday and Monday I was

back in school. It was quite simple.

I'm also going to be having 2 more surgeries to correct my teeth

(along with braces). The 2nd one, they will cut out my upper jaw

(teeth basically) and remove a bone in the back. The 3rd will be a

chin reconstruction to make my face more proportional to my new

mouth.

Again, thanks for sharing.

> > Hey ~

> >

> > I just joined and I'm going to be having upper palate surgery

this

> > upcoming month. My upper jaw is really narrow and I'm having

> surgery

> > to fix it. I was wondering if anyone has had this done, and if

> so,

> > could they tell me about their experience(s) before and after

> surgery

> > please? I have a jaw widener in my mouth right now and it's

hard

> to

> > eat sometimes 'cause the food gets stuck up there. Also I'm

> > salivating like crazy and it's making me crazy swallowing every

2

> > seconds. So like I said, if anyone has had any experience with

> either

> > a widener, upper palate surgery, or both, any and all

information

> > would be very helpful.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Unless you are getting something different than I got, I was no way

ready to go back into the world after 4 days. I was quite swollen

on my upper face, and having to eat blended foods made me quite low

on energy. But everyone heals differently - so I don't want to

discourage you, just be prepared in case you have to have a week or

two of recovery.

What they did for me, was cut my upper gums and put an incision in

the bone that way. So, a good portion of under my lip was all cut

and stitched. All that upper part of my face was swollen.

Maybe just check with your Dr. to see if this is the same procedure

that you are getting.

Pam

> > > Hey ~

> > >

> > > I just joined and I'm going to be having upper palate surgery

> this

> > > upcoming month. My upper jaw is really narrow and I'm having

> > surgery

> > > to fix it. I was wondering if anyone has had this done, and

if

> > so,

> > > could they tell me about their experience(s) before and after

> > surgery

> > > please? I have a jaw widener in my mouth right now and it's

> hard

> > to

> > > eat sometimes 'cause the food gets stuck up there. Also I'm

> > > salivating like crazy and it's making me crazy swallowing

every

> 2

> > > seconds. So like I said, if anyone has had any experience

with

> > either

> > > a widener, upper palate surgery, or both, any and all

> information

> > > would be very helpful.

> > >

> > > Thanks!

> > >