bony lump after mandibular advancement & surgery to remove infection

[Guest guest]

Hi!

Has anyone had a bony lump along their jaw incision or near their

titanium screw sites after jaw surgery?

I am only 24 and in great health, and yet, this lump aches and

causes me to get breakouts on that site (while none are anywhere

else).

In fact, it has been infected before and the surgeons reopened the

site and discovered some dead bone there, cut it out, ground down

the lump a bit, and sewed me back up.

Basically, I'm curious as to whether others have experienced this

and if so, if it healed naturally, or what measures had to be taken.

My surgeons have said that the site will smooth itself over on its

own and that they completed that surgery to " help it along the way. "

Later!

Katy

[Guest guest]

I had mandibular advancement surgery last May, and I have the bony

lump you're referring to, plus I had some serious indentations just

behind where the screws were inserted. I don't think anyone noticed

them except me, but I was concerned that things were going to be like

that permanently. My surgeon said the indentations would fill in and

the lump would smooth out...and he was right. It's taken about a

year, but the indentations are mostly gone. During surgery they

rotated my jaw a couple of millimeters, and I developed a lump on the

side they rotated the jaw away from. I can feel one of the screw

heads, which is a little creepy, but for the most part the lump has

smoothed over. It's still a lump, but it's kind of blending in with

the rest of my jaw now.

The screw sites were a little achy for a while, and I also noticed

that my skin was different in those areas. I didn't really have

break outs, but I'd ocassionally get blemishes in those spots (which

had never happened before) and my skin just didn't behave normally.

That doesn't seem to be happenening now.

It takes time for everything to fully heal and for your body to

recover. Maybe your lumps will go away entirely, especially if they

went in and removed some extra bone. Be patient!

Vicki

> Hi!

> Has anyone had a bony lump along their jaw incision or near their

> titanium screw sites after jaw surgery?

>

> I am only 24 and in great health, and yet, this lump aches and

> causes me to get breakouts on that site (while none are anywhere

> else).

> In fact, it has been infected before and the surgeons reopened the

> site and discovered some dead bone there, cut it out, ground down

> the lump a bit, and sewed me back up.

>

> Basically, I'm curious as to whether others have experienced this

> and if so, if it healed naturally, or what measures had to be taken.

>

> My surgeons have said that the site will smooth itself over on its

> own and that they completed that surgery to " help it along the way. "

>

> Later!

> Katy

[Guest guest]

I had mandibular advancement surgery last May, and I have the bony

lump you're referring to, plus I had some serious indentations just

behind where the screws were inserted. I don't think anyone noticed

them except me, but I was concerned that things were going to be like

that permanently. My surgeon said the indentations would fill in and

the lump would smooth out...and he was right. It's taken about a

year, but the indentations are mostly gone. During surgery they

rotated my jaw a couple of millimeters, and I developed a lump on the

side they rotated the jaw away from. I can feel one of the screw

heads, which is a little creepy, but for the most part the lump has

smoothed over. It's still a lump, but it's kind of blending in with

the rest of my jaw now.

The screw sites were a little achy for a while, and I also noticed

that my skin was different in those areas. I didn't really have

break outs, but I'd ocassionally get blemishes in those spots (which

had never happened before) and my skin just didn't behave normally.

That doesn't seem to be happenening now.

It takes time for everything to fully heal and for your body to

recover. Maybe your lumps will go away entirely, especially if they

went in and removed some extra bone. Be patient!

Vicki

> Hi!

> Has anyone had a bony lump along their jaw incision or near their

> titanium screw sites after jaw surgery?

>

> I am only 24 and in great health, and yet, this lump aches and

> causes me to get breakouts on that site (while none are anywhere

> else).

> In fact, it has been infected before and the surgeons reopened the

> site and discovered some dead bone there, cut it out, ground down

> the lump a bit, and sewed me back up.

>

> Basically, I'm curious as to whether others have experienced this

> and if so, if it healed naturally, or what measures had to be taken.

>

> My surgeons have said that the site will smooth itself over on its

> own and that they completed that surgery to " help it along the way. "

>

> Later!

> Katy

[Guest guest]

I had mandibular advancement surgery last May, and I have the bony

lump you're referring to, plus I had some serious indentations just

behind where the screws were inserted. I don't think anyone noticed

them except me, but I was concerned that things were going to be like

that permanently. My surgeon said the indentations would fill in and

the lump would smooth out...and he was right. It's taken about a

year, but the indentations are mostly gone. During surgery they

rotated my jaw a couple of millimeters, and I developed a lump on the

side they rotated the jaw away from. I can feel one of the screw

heads, which is a little creepy, but for the most part the lump has

smoothed over. It's still a lump, but it's kind of blending in with

the rest of my jaw now.

The screw sites were a little achy for a while, and I also noticed

that my skin was different in those areas. I didn't really have

break outs, but I'd ocassionally get blemishes in those spots (which

had never happened before) and my skin just didn't behave normally.

That doesn't seem to be happenening now.

It takes time for everything to fully heal and for your body to

recover. Maybe your lumps will go away entirely, especially if they

went in and removed some extra bone. Be patient!

Vicki

> Hi!

> Has anyone had a bony lump along their jaw incision or near their

> titanium screw sites after jaw surgery?

>

> I am only 24 and in great health, and yet, this lump aches and

> causes me to get breakouts on that site (while none are anywhere

> else).

> In fact, it has been infected before and the surgeons reopened the

> site and discovered some dead bone there, cut it out, ground down

> the lump a bit, and sewed me back up.

>

> Basically, I'm curious as to whether others have experienced this

> and if so, if it healed naturally, or what measures had to be taken.

>

> My surgeons have said that the site will smooth itself over on its

> own and that they completed that surgery to " help it along the way. "

>

> Later!

> Katy