9 weeks now -- why won't the last of this swelling DISAPPEAR ALREADY??

[Guest guest]

I'm frustrated -- I'm now 9 weeks post-op from my upper lefort I and

lower jaw pushback surgery, and while the swelling improved

dramatically around week 5, I've stalled these past few weeks, and

have hardly noticed any decrease in the past 2 or 3 weeks.

I guess things could have been worse. I didn't experience any

complications from surgery (except this persistent numbness in my

chin, which I can live with). Nonetheless, when I looked at all the

before/after pics in the Photos section, it seemed like everyone's

swelling had more or less disappeared by week 4 or 5 -- I feel like

I'm going to be slightly puffy-cheeked forever!!