Re: Re: Post upper jaw surgery patients

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for your reply.

Re: Post upper jaw surgery patients

I had upper surgery on October 14. My nose was lifted a great deal

after surgery. But quite a bit of swelling went down after 2 weeks.

So when I went back to school then I wasn't that swollen, you

couldn't really see it that much. But then it kept going down

gradually every day. Also, my upper lip was not really that numb at

all. My upper gums are still numb and the roof of my mouth is still

kind of numb. And, my smile came back pretty quickly actually.

Probably like a little more than a month, it was definatly less than

2 months though.

> Would like to know from any and all post upper jaw surgeries...

>

> 1) Was your nose, where it attaches to your upper lip, lifted

a great deal after your surgery? (Pig like?)

>

> 2) How long before your swelling in the nose and upper lip

receded?

>

> 3) For those way, way, way post surgery - how long before

your upper lip was no longer numb and your complete smile returned?

>

> Thanks for your help to these questions.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for your reply.

Re: Post upper jaw surgery patients

I had upper surgery on October 14. My nose was lifted a great deal

after surgery. But quite a bit of swelling went down after 2 weeks.

So when I went back to school then I wasn't that swollen, you

couldn't really see it that much. But then it kept going down

gradually every day. Also, my upper lip was not really that numb at

all. My upper gums are still numb and the roof of my mouth is still

kind of numb. And, my smile came back pretty quickly actually.

Probably like a little more than a month, it was definatly less than

2 months though.

> Would like to know from any and all post upper jaw surgeries...

>

> 1) Was your nose, where it attaches to your upper lip, lifted

a great deal after your surgery? (Pig like?)

>

> 2) How long before your swelling in the nose and upper lip

receded?

>

> 3) For those way, way, way post surgery - how long before

your upper lip was no longer numb and your complete smile returned?

>

> Thanks for your help to these questions.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jessy,

Post-op, my nose was kind of big and my nostrils were flared for awhile - kind

of like a pig. Although my nose is still slightly swollen, it looks like it's

returning back to normal.

Smooches

Re: Post upper jaw surgery patients

I have been reading more and more about deformed noses after

upper jaw surgery. Is the altered nose a common experience for

upper jaw patients? My surgery is coming up in 3 weeks. My

surgeon never mentioned anything like this to me. Have you

been told the nose will return to " normal " after swelling goes

down--or is this a permanent change in your looks?

> > > > My nose looks different - wider instead (not turned up). I

am

> > > just

> > > > still a tiny bit puffy (after 15 weeks). I am numb in half of

> > my

> > > > bottom lip and have complete feeling in my upper (I was

only

> > numb

> > > in

> > > > my upper lip for a few weeks). I do however have numb

gums

> and

> > > have

> > > > of my palate.

> > > >

> > > >

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