Re: mouth incisions opened up post op

November 13, 2005

Hi ,

I had one of my sutures open quite long as well - the stitches fell

out and one incision was open for quite a while. It did close

eventually, and I'm sorry I don't remember the timeline...but I just

had to make sure I didn't get food in it and washed it with a saline

rinse to keep it clean. I saw my OS weekly so he was aware, so that

took my worries away about it being problematic.

Being completely numb at this stage is absolutely normal.

Everyone's feeling comes back at different times, in fact, my

surgeon said not to expect too much feeling until the 2 month mark,

and that full recovery could be 6 months to a year, or longer.

Good luck with everything, and I wish you speedy healing!

Pam

>

> Hello... I just found this group as I was searching for

information

> regarding my surgical post-op issues. I can't believe how many

people

> have been through the same (and worse) that I am going through...

I

> had a bilateral sagital split osteotomy of the lower jaw with a

> genioplasty on 11-3-05... The chromic sutures apparently dissolved

in

> 3 days and all three of my mouth incisions are gaping open

inside.. I

> saw the OS 2 days ago and he said he had never seen that happen

with

> all three incisions before. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone

else

> ever had this happen, and if so, what they did to help them heal

> faster. My entire bottom lip and chin is also still completely

numb--

> is this the norm? How long does it generally take to get feeling

in

> the lip back?? Thanks to anyone who can help. Good luck to all.

>

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