Re: Do you regret having the surgery?

October 15, 2005

I don't regret having the surgery done at all. I suffered from teeth

grinding, jaw popping and locking, constant headaches, and general

eating problems as I wasn't able to bite into food properly or chew it

either. Since the surgery all of the above problems are a thing of the

past AND I have a much better profile now because I actually have a

chin rather than the recessed one I had before which was also all

dimpled up as a result of muscle strain from trying to over-compensate

for my jaw malformation. And if I had to do it all over again I would.

For me the surgery was worth it. But each one of us is different. Some

people have a very difficult recovery and regret doing the surgery. My

recovery was very easy although it did have its difficult moments but

the results were worth all the difficulty.

Best of luck in your decision.

Sara

Jaw surgery June 6th, 2005

Upper jaw le forte, 3 piece segmentation, palet expansion, 2 upper

bicuspids removed, lower jaw brought up 7mm, plus genioplasty

PICS under file called SARA

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> I'm considering having orthagnothic surgery. I have a recessed chin

> and I also grind my teeth and get headaches. So it would be for

> costmetic as well as to hopefully cut back on the grinding. Does

> anyone regret having the surgery? Why or why not?

>

October 15, 2005

Hello,

I'm five months post-op and have no regrets about having orthognathic surgery.

My upper jaw stopped growing which meant my whole face didn't look right, I

would have pain in my jaw and also headache's. I also had a small flat nose that

was also corrected during surgery. So I have no regrets about the surgery!

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