anyone look in the mirror & think the doc pushed bac too much?

[Guest guest]

I just looked in the mirror & it looks like my bottom jaw is pushed

back too much. I have a splint in so mabe it will lokk diff went it

comes out.

Please let me know if anything like this happend to u.

Beans

[Guest guest]

i'm 5 weeks on monday and i think that my doctor didn't lower my top

jaw enough. That was one of my problems..before surgery when I

talked you couldn't see my top teeth and stuff. I sure hope that

it's just the swelling that's the problem.

Tammy

[Guest guest]

i'm 5 weeks on monday and i think that my doctor didn't lower my top

jaw enough. That was one of my problems..before surgery when I

talked you couldn't see my top teeth and stuff. I sure hope that

it's just the swelling that's the problem.

Tammy

[Guest guest]

i'm 5 weeks on monday and i think that my doctor didn't lower my top

jaw enough. That was one of my problems..before surgery when I

talked you couldn't see my top teeth and stuff. I sure hope that

it's just the swelling that's the problem.

Tammy

[Guest guest]

Hi Beans

I'm Amy and i had double jaw surgery and rapid palatal expnsion last year

(at 16) because

of an underbite. I had my top jaw brought forward and my lower jaw pushed

back.

At first after surgery i kept complaining to my surgeon that he had pushed

my

bottom jaw way too much as it looked like i now had an overbite, but he

explined to me that after the swelling went down it would look much better.

He also told me they do this so that incase the lower jaw decides to grow a

bit more,

it will have enough room so that it doesnt become an underbite again.

So u really havent mentioned what u had done but thats my experience.

Dont worry i'm sure your surgeon new what he was doing.!!

Amy

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[Guest guest]

Hi Beans

I'm Amy and i had double jaw surgery and rapid palatal expnsion last year

(at 16) because

of an underbite. I had my top jaw brought forward and my lower jaw pushed

back.

At first after surgery i kept complaining to my surgeon that he had pushed

my

bottom jaw way too much as it looked like i now had an overbite, but he

explined to me that after the swelling went down it would look much better.

He also told me they do this so that incase the lower jaw decides to grow a

bit more,

it will have enough room so that it doesnt become an underbite again.

So u really havent mentioned what u had done but thats my experience.

Dont worry i'm sure your surgeon new what he was doing.!!

Amy

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[Guest guest]

Hi Beans

I'm Amy and i had double jaw surgery and rapid palatal expnsion last year

(at 16) because

of an underbite. I had my top jaw brought forward and my lower jaw pushed

back.

At first after surgery i kept complaining to my surgeon that he had pushed

my

bottom jaw way too much as it looked like i now had an overbite, but he

explined to me that after the swelling went down it would look much better.

He also told me they do this so that incase the lower jaw decides to grow a

bit more,

it will have enough room so that it doesnt become an underbite again.

So u really havent mentioned what u had done but thats my experience.

Dont worry i'm sure your surgeon new what he was doing.!!

Amy

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[Guest guest]

I am six weeks post-op and look in the mirror and want to cry. My

nose is all over the place from the impaction and my upper lip

suddenly seems huge when I smile. Yes, I can relate, but my surgeon

assures me it takes a FULL 6 MONTHS for all the swelling to

completely abate. I have to have faith in that or I will go crazy.

You probably have more swelling than you realize because your

features have been rearranged and you don't really know what you are

supposed to look like now. You're still early in the game too. I've

heard you have more swelling with upper than lower. I don't know. I

guess everyone is different. It's hard to patient, believe me, I

know.

> i'm 5 weeks on monday and i think that my doctor didn't lower my

top

> jaw enough. That was one of my problems..before surgery when I

> talked you couldn't see my top teeth and stuff. I sure hope that

> it's just the swelling that's the problem.

> Tammy

[Guest guest]

I am six weeks post-op and look in the mirror and want to cry. My

nose is all over the place from the impaction and my upper lip

suddenly seems huge when I smile. Yes, I can relate, but my surgeon

assures me it takes a FULL 6 MONTHS for all the swelling to

completely abate. I have to have faith in that or I will go crazy.

You probably have more swelling than you realize because your

features have been rearranged and you don't really know what you are

supposed to look like now. You're still early in the game too. I've

heard you have more swelling with upper than lower. I don't know. I

guess everyone is different. It's hard to patient, believe me, I

know.

> i'm 5 weeks on monday and i think that my doctor didn't lower my

top

> jaw enough. That was one of my problems..before surgery when I

> talked you couldn't see my top teeth and stuff. I sure hope that

> it's just the swelling that's the problem.

> Tammy

[Guest guest]

I am six weeks post-op and look in the mirror and want to cry. My

nose is all over the place from the impaction and my upper lip

suddenly seems huge when I smile. Yes, I can relate, but my surgeon

assures me it takes a FULL 6 MONTHS for all the swelling to

completely abate. I have to have faith in that or I will go crazy.

You probably have more swelling than you realize because your

features have been rearranged and you don't really know what you are

supposed to look like now. You're still early in the game too. I've

heard you have more swelling with upper than lower. I don't know. I

guess everyone is different. It's hard to patient, believe me, I

know.

> i'm 5 weeks on monday and i think that my doctor didn't lower my

top

> jaw enough. That was one of my problems..before surgery when I

> talked you couldn't see my top teeth and stuff. I sure hope that

> it's just the swelling that's the problem.

> Tammy

[Guest guest]

Hi beans,

Sometimes the surgeon will overcompensate because things do move a

little bit post-op. Do ask your surgeon next time you see him/her.

> I just looked in the mirror & it looks like my bottom jaw is pushed

> back too much. I have a splint in so mabe it will lokk diff went it

> comes out.

>

> Please let me know if anything like this happend to u.

>

> Beans

[Guest guest]

Hi Tammy,

I'm sure that swelling is the problem for you. I had

upper/lower/genio for an overbite (gummy smile was one of the

problems), and I could barely lift my upper lip for a long time.

Things will be swollen and stiff there for awhile - you'll just have

to be patient. At first I looked like a baby because all I could

flash were the bottom points of my upper two front teeth. Now I can

flash all the way up to my gums, but I just can't quite flash gum

anymore. Perfect job, but boy, I was sure worried in the beginning

just like you.

It's fair game to tell your surgeon that you're concerned, although

they will probably tell you that the swelling will need to come down

more. Don't panic - they're very likely right.

> i'm 5 weeks on monday and i think that my doctor didn't lower my

top

> jaw enough. That was one of my problems..before surgery when I

> talked you couldn't see my top teeth and stuff. I sure hope that

> it's just the swelling that's the problem.

> Tammy