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My daughter went to the orthodontist today and he suggested this

surgery for her in a couple of years. He made an appointment with the

oral surgeon for us and told us the oral surgeon would be driving her

treatment. Basically her teeth don't meet up, she has problems

chewing and has an open bite. She also needs her palate widened. We

had it widened when she was 8 years old but returned to it's narrow

self within a couple of years.

My sister had the surgery when she was around 18. She had a much

more prominent jaw line and the surgery made a tremendous improvement

in her looks. But it wasn't an easy process. Her jaw was wired shut

for 8 weeks. From her point of view the only reason to do the

surgery is if your jaw is out of balance with your face. My

daughters is not.

Are those of you whose treatment are complete, are you happy with the

results? Would you do it again? How much pain and discomfort were

you in? Did you try correcting the problem with braces first? How

big of an impact did it have on your looks? My daughters jaw line is

very proportional to the rest of her face. I don't want her to be

unhappy with the results.

Thanks for any input, before making any decisions I want to find out

as much information as possible.