Re: Corrective Jaw Surgery..questioning

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Hi Sharbear170,

Are you sure the insurance won't cover it? I mean, is it an

excluded benefit? I am going to give you a link to a post I wrote

earlier today about some things to check on to make sure this is not

covered. If it is coverable, it makes the whole thing so much less

financially painful. Here is a link to that post:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/orthognathicsurgerysupport/messa

ge/98257

If you click on " upthread " you will see others posts about this

too. It will give you some more information to check on.

If it turns out that it doesn't in fact cover you, there are many

ways others have managed to do this or plan for it. Have you been

to see an OS yet? That might give you a better insight into what is

possible and if braces alone would be beneficial or not.

In any case, there are many of us in similar situations as

yourself. You came to the right place to find support and

understanding about this. Welcome to the board!

Hugs,

Fran

>

> Anyone gone through corrective jaw surgery within the northwest

suburbs

> of Chicago??

>

> I've been to 2 orthnodentist and they both say that correcttive

jaw

> surgery would be the most benefincal for me, braces could work,

but if

> i wanted more symmetry, i would have to get a chin implant, if i

only

> got braces. But Once they find that insurance doesn't cover

corrective

> jaw survery, my parents back out and i never end up going back to

the

> orthodensit. Because it's too expensive.

>

> I dont know what to do?

>

> E-mail me @ sharbear170@h...