Lips didn't meet pre-op...how long post-op til I can judge if fixed?

[Guest guest]

My lips never met when at rest pre-op. I'm now 10 days post-op after

having upper moved forward, and lower moved back...one of the things

my treatment was designed to improve was the aforementioned lip

incompetence.

As the swelling's going down, it really doesn't look like my situation

has improved all that much. When at rest, my lips still seem just

about as far apart as they were before. I recognize though that I'm

only 10 days post-op and don't want to rush to conclusions. For those

who had a similar condition, how long do you think it's reasonable to

wait before I judge for myself whether I'm getting the results I had

hoped for.

I also realize that I still have my braces on, which probably pushes

my lips up and apart from each other...will getting my braces off have

much of an impact in decreasing the distance between my lips?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My lips finally closed at 5 weeks post op once the swelling in the

upper lip decreased. So you are still early on in the game and

should allow more time. Hang in there because you will probably

notice a great improvement at 4 to 5 weeks post op!

--Caboose

> My lips never met when at rest pre-op. I'm now 10 days post-op

after

> having upper moved forward, and lower moved back...one of the

things

> my treatment was designed to improve was the aforementioned lip

> incompetence.

>

> As the swelling's going down, it really doesn't look like my

situation

> has improved all that much. When at rest, my lips still seem just

> about as far apart as they were before. I recognize though that

I'm

> only 10 days post-op and don't want to rush to conclusions. For

those

> who had a similar condition, how long do you think it's reasonable

to

> wait before I judge for myself whether I'm getting the results I

had

> hoped for.

> I also realize that I still have my braces on, which probably

pushes

> my lips up and apart from each other...will getting my braces off

have

> much of an impact in decreasing the distance between my lips?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My lips finally closed at 5 weeks post op once the swelling in the

upper lip decreased. So you are still early on in the game and

should allow more time. Hang in there because you will probably

notice a great improvement at 4 to 5 weeks post op!

--Caboose

> My lips never met when at rest pre-op. I'm now 10 days post-op

after

> having upper moved forward, and lower moved back...one of the

things

> my treatment was designed to improve was the aforementioned lip

> incompetence.

>

> As the swelling's going down, it really doesn't look like my

situation

> has improved all that much. When at rest, my lips still seem just

> about as far apart as they were before. I recognize though that

I'm

> only 10 days post-op and don't want to rush to conclusions. For

those

> who had a similar condition, how long do you think it's reasonable

to

> wait before I judge for myself whether I'm getting the results I

had

> hoped for.

> I also realize that I still have my braces on, which probably

pushes

> my lips up and apart from each other...will getting my braces off

have

> much of an impact in decreasing the distance between my lips?