Re: I'm new - lower jaw surgery .. deciding - liana

[Guest guest]

Hi Liana. Welcome to the group.

I was 12 when i first found out i needed surgery. I was fitted with

braces when i was 13. I had 2 surgeries. The first was to remove

my widsom teeth which was about 3 months before my jaw surgery. I

had upper, lower, RPE and sinus work on the 1st of august 2002 when

i was 17. At first i said that i wouldnt have the surgery done.

Basically through sheer fear, at 12 years old when you hear that you

need your jaws broken, instinct Run a mile! I dont think that i

actually decided YEs i am having this i just guess i worked towards

it. My surgery was to correct a class III underbite.

My surgery was 7 and 1/2 hours it should have been shorter though my

braces broke and they had to repair that. I was in hospital for 4

days. I was on a liquid diet for 6 weeks and a MUshy diet for the

following 3 months. I had my train tracks braces removed 6 months

after my surgery though they were replaced with a retainer

(removeable brace). i had to wear this for a yr and now at age 20 i

still need to wear it but only on a night. I was told that i would

need this retainer until i am 30. I havent heard of others wearing

retainers for so long, perhaps its jsut the way my ortho works.

I didnt really have the option of just having the braces and not the

surgery as my jaws were so misaligned to start off with that they

could not be corrected with just the braces.

From my experience surgery to have my wisdom teeth removed was far

more painful than my actual jaw surgery. The worst thing from the

jaw surgery was the food. But it was worth it. I have no regrets

from my surgery and i would do it again if i had to.

There is a wide age group on the boards so i am sure someone will be

able to help you from within your age group.

I hope i have been a help in some way.

Kind regards

Kat_UK

> Hi,

> My name is Liana. I'm 33 years old and I just finished a battle

with

> Cancer and now I want to pursue with braces. I would have gotten

them

> 2 years ago but I became ill. I have received 3 ortho consults.

Two

> of them sugguest lower jaw surgery due to the fact that my lower

jaw

> needs to be moved forward and to the right in order to line up my

bite

> properly. After all I have been through and some very serious

> surguries already I don't want to realy go forth with another

surgery.

> I wanted to join this site to see how all of you have come up with

> your decisions and how things worked out for you. Are you happy

with

> the results, how long did it take to heal? How long on liquids?

How

> long is the surgery? Did you have braces before surgery then

> afterwards as well? One of them suggested surgery first then

braces

> and another suggested braces then surgery then braces again. One

> orther didn't want to suggest surgery and would rather pull teeth.

I

> don't want to have teeth pulled that could create a whole new

realm o

> other problems. Can anyone give me advice. Anyone my age or older

> that has decided to go forth with the surgery? HAs anyone opted

to

> not do surgery and just get braces if so how did things turn out?

> I could just go for braces but I wouldn't get the same results but

> there would be improvement. I " m not asking for a perfect mouth but

I

> would like improvement.

> If anyone can help me out I would appreciate it.

>

> Thank you,

> Liana

[Guest guest]

Hi Liana. Welcome to the group.

I was 12 when i first found out i needed surgery. I was fitted with

braces when i was 13. I had 2 surgeries. The first was to remove

my widsom teeth which was about 3 months before my jaw surgery. I

had upper, lower, RPE and sinus work on the 1st of august 2002 when

i was 17. At first i said that i wouldnt have the surgery done.

Basically through sheer fear, at 12 years old when you hear that you

need your jaws broken, instinct Run a mile! I dont think that i

actually decided YEs i am having this i just guess i worked towards

it. My surgery was to correct a class III underbite.

My surgery was 7 and 1/2 hours it should have been shorter though my

braces broke and they had to repair that. I was in hospital for 4

days. I was on a liquid diet for 6 weeks and a MUshy diet for the

following 3 months. I had my train tracks braces removed 6 months

after my surgery though they were replaced with a retainer

(removeable brace). i had to wear this for a yr and now at age 20 i

still need to wear it but only on a night. I was told that i would

need this retainer until i am 30. I havent heard of others wearing

retainers for so long, perhaps its jsut the way my ortho works.

I didnt really have the option of just having the braces and not the

surgery as my jaws were so misaligned to start off with that they

could not be corrected with just the braces.

From my experience surgery to have my wisdom teeth removed was far

more painful than my actual jaw surgery. The worst thing from the

jaw surgery was the food. But it was worth it. I have no regrets

from my surgery and i would do it again if i had to.

There is a wide age group on the boards so i am sure someone will be

able to help you from within your age group.

I hope i have been a help in some way.

Kind regards

Kat_UK

> Hi,

> My name is Liana. I'm 33 years old and I just finished a battle

with

> Cancer and now I want to pursue with braces. I would have gotten

them

> 2 years ago but I became ill. I have received 3 ortho consults.

Two

> of them sugguest lower jaw surgery due to the fact that my lower

jaw

> needs to be moved forward and to the right in order to line up my

bite

> properly. After all I have been through and some very serious

> surguries already I don't want to realy go forth with another

surgery.

> I wanted to join this site to see how all of you have come up with

> your decisions and how things worked out for you. Are you happy

with

> the results, how long did it take to heal? How long on liquids?

How

> long is the surgery? Did you have braces before surgery then

> afterwards as well? One of them suggested surgery first then

braces

> and another suggested braces then surgery then braces again. One

> orther didn't want to suggest surgery and would rather pull teeth.

I

> don't want to have teeth pulled that could create a whole new

realm o

> other problems. Can anyone give me advice. Anyone my age or older

> that has decided to go forth with the surgery? HAs anyone opted

to

> not do surgery and just get braces if so how did things turn out?

> I could just go for braces but I wouldn't get the same results but

> there would be improvement. I " m not asking for a perfect mouth but

I

> would like improvement.

> If anyone can help me out I would appreciate it.

>

> Thank you,

> Liana

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much!

Liana

> > Hi,

> > My name is Liana. I'm 33 years old and I just finished a battle

> with

> > Cancer and now I want to pursue with braces. I would have gotten

> them

> > 2 years ago but I became ill. I have received 3 ortho consults.

> Two

> > of them sugguest lower jaw surgery due to the fact that my lower

> jaw

> > needs to be moved forward and to the right in order to line up

my

> bite

> > properly. After all I have been through and some very serious

> > surguries already I don't want to realy go forth with another

> surgery.

> > I wanted to join this site to see how all of you have come up

with

> > your decisions and how things worked out for you. Are you happy

> with

> > the results, how long did it take to heal? How long on liquids?

> How

> > long is the surgery? Did you have braces before surgery then

> > afterwards as well? One of them suggested surgery first then

> braces

> > and another suggested braces then surgery then braces again. One

> > orther didn't want to suggest surgery and would rather pull

teeth.

> I

> > don't want to have teeth pulled that could create a whole new

> realm o

> > other problems. Can anyone give me advice. Anyone my age or

older

> > that has decided to go forth with the surgery? HAs anyone opted

> to

> > not do surgery and just get braces if so how did things turn out?

> > I could just go for braces but I wouldn't get the same results

but

> > there would be improvement. I " m not asking for a perfect mouth

but

> I

> > would like improvement.

> > If anyone can help me out I would appreciate it.

> >

> > Thank you,

> > Liana

[Guest guest]

Hello, Liana - Welcome to this group! I am a 47 year old who has a

Class 3 malocclusion, otherwise known as an underbite. I haven't had

my surgery yet, as I just had my braces installed 2.5 weeks ago. This

is the third time in the last twenty-five years that I have

considered undergoing this surgery. The first time was in the early-

1980's; I wasn't ready to do this for ME, just wanted to get my

parents off my back. The second time was in 1997; I was referred to a

real jerk (putting it mildly) of a surgeon. He told me that it was up

to HIM what surgery procedures I would be having, and he told me that

I would have to have both upper and lower done but gave me NO

explanation as to why. So, in despair, I gave up pursuing getting my

underbite fixed. This third time I was referred to an OMS for the

extraction of an abscessed tooth. I work at a large hospital and know

most of the MD's on staff. When this OMS walked into the exam room,

our eyes met and we both laughed in unison; we had seen each other in

the hospital but had never met until this moment. He asked me what I

was there to see him about and I told him that I needed to have a

tooth extracted, and I wasn't there for the surgery he would love to

perform on me; I then showed him my underbite and he said he would

indeed love to fix my bite. Well, we actually discussed my underbite

more than we discussed my extraction. I felt so-o-o at ease with him.

So, on the day of my extraction I told him that I had decided to

pursue having the surgery and wanted HIM to perform it: he was very

happy with my decision and referred me to an Orthodontist. My OD is

awesome; now I'm in braces and will be for up to ten months prior to

surgery and up to six months afterward. My Surgeon is a wonderful,

compassionate and caring man, and I trust him completely. I have had

two consult/discussions with him; he won't be sure if he will be

performing the upper procedure called a LeFort until six months prior

to surgery, but he will definitely be doing the BSSO (Bilat. Sagittal

Split (Ramus) Osteotomy) to set back my mandible./ I'm telling you

all this because I wanted you to know that making this decision to go

forward with all this didn't come easily to me, but I now feel that

THIS is the right time to do this. I feel this may be God's will,

because I finally have the right OMS and the right OD taking care of

me and I feel truly blessed to be under their care. Now I'm just

excited and anxious to have the surgery performed as soon as I can

get my teeth aligned in their arches./ Well, I hope I answered some

of your questions. ~~~ Diane (BSSO and Poss. LeFort - Summer 2006)---

In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " lianakeller "

<liana@c...> wrote:

> Thank you so much!

> Liana

>

>

> > > Hi,

> > > My name is Liana. I'm 33 years old and I just finished a battle

> > with

> > > Cancer and now I want to pursue with braces. I would have

gotten

> > them

> > > 2 years ago but I became ill. I have received 3 ortho

consults.

> > Two

> > > of them sugguest lower jaw surgery due to the fact that my

lower

> > jaw

> > > needs to be moved forward and to the right in order to line up

> my

> > bite

> > > properly. After all I have been through and some very serious

> > > surguries already I don't want to realy go forth with another

> > surgery.

> > > I wanted to join this site to see how all of you have come up

> with

> > > your decisions and how things worked out for you. Are you happy

> > with

> > > the results, how long did it take to heal? How long on liquids?

> > How

> > > long is the surgery? Did you have braces before surgery then

> > > afterwards as well? One of them suggested surgery first then

> > braces

> > > and another suggested braces then surgery then braces again.

One

> > > orther didn't want to suggest surgery and would rather pull

> teeth.

> > I

> > > don't want to have teeth pulled that could create a whole new

> > realm o

> > > other problems. Can anyone give me advice. Anyone my age or

> older

> > > that has decided to go forth with the surgery? HAs anyone

opted

> > to

> > > not do surgery and just get braces if so how did things turn

out?

> > > I could just go for braces but I wouldn't get the same results

> but

> > > there would be improvement. I " m not asking for a perfect mouth

> but

> > I

> > > would like improvement.

> > > If anyone can help me out I would appreciate it.

> > >

> > > Thank you,

> > > Liana