Re: Post upper jaw surgery patients

[Guest guest]

Juli,

I had upper jaw surgery on December 17, just about 3

weeks ago. My nose was lifted, which i knew might

happen, but was sad when i actually saw it. i just met

with my doctor yesterday and he said that when all the

swelling goes down, my nose should too. i'm crossing

my fingers! he also told me that the majority of my

swelling will be gone after 3 months.

good luck!

aileen

--- Juli thompsonfam@...> wrote:

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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]

Thank you for your response. May we all look good to ourselves when this is

finished!

Re: Post upper jaw surgery patients

Juli,

I had upper jaw surgery on December 17, just about 3

weeks ago. My nose was lifted, which i knew might

happen, but was sad when i actually saw it. i just met

with my doctor yesterday and he said that when all the

swelling goes down, my nose should too. i'm crossing

my fingers! he also told me that the majority of my

swelling will be gone after 3 months.

good luck!

aileen

--- Juli thompsonfam@...> wrote:

---------------------------------

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]

Thank you for your response. May we all look good to ourselves when this is

finished!

Re: Post upper jaw surgery patients

Juli,

I had upper jaw surgery on December 17, just about 3

weeks ago. My nose was lifted, which i knew might

happen, but was sad when i actually saw it. i just met

with my doctor yesterday and he said that when all the

swelling goes down, my nose should too. i'm crossing

my fingers! he also told me that the majority of my

swelling will be gone after 3 months.

good luck!

aileen

--- Juli thompsonfam@...> wrote:

---------------------------------

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]

Thank you for your response. May we all look good to ourselves when this is

finished!

Re: Post upper jaw surgery patients

Juli,

I had upper jaw surgery on December 17, just about 3

weeks ago. My nose was lifted, which i knew might

happen, but was sad when i actually saw it. i just met

with my doctor yesterday and he said that when all the

swelling goes down, my nose should too. i'm crossing

my fingers! he also told me that the majority of my

swelling will be gone after 3 months.

good luck!

aileen

--- Juli thompsonfam@...> wrote:

---------------------------------

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]

Juli,

Question #1 - Yes was an oinker...my nostrils still look a little flared to

me, but not as bad as they were the first few weeks post-op.

#2 - Each week, the swelling went down a little more. Now, at 10 weeks, my

upper lip and nose look pretty normal (except for the slight flare).

#3 - I'm not " way way " post-op, but the numbness in my upper lip has been gone

for a couple weeks now. I could smile at 6 weeks, but my smile looked more

normal at about 7 weeks and by 8 weeks, it was back. Parts of my bottom lip and

chin are still slightly numb, though (I had upper and lower). Look at my

pictures on site 2 under " Smooches aka etta " . They show my weekly

progression.

Hope this helps.

Smooches

Post upper jaw surgery patients

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]

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]

Smooches, sure appreciate your reply. This, along with a few others, will help

us not get so antzy for change. Thanks so much.

Post upper jaw surgery patients

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]

Smooches, sure appreciate your reply. This, along with a few others, will help

us not get so antzy for change. Thanks so much.

Post upper jaw surgery patients

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]

Smooches, sure appreciate your reply. This, along with a few others, will help

us not get so antzy for change. Thanks so much.

Post upper jaw surgery patients

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]

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.

> 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]

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.

> 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]

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.

> 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]

It's so annoying when your palate is numb don't you think? or

atleast I do. Because you can't really feel your gums anyway but you

always feel your palate with your tounge

> > 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]

It's so annoying when your palate is numb don't you think? or

atleast I do. Because you can't really feel your gums anyway but you

always feel your palate with your tounge

> > 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]

It's so annoying when your palate is numb don't you think? or

atleast I do. Because you can't really feel your gums anyway but you

always feel your palate with your tounge

> > 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]

Yep - it is driving me nuts especially because it is only on one

side (left) - but, I think more so are the numb gums - I have to

carefully watch myself when I floss and I can't feel a thing - guess

it would be good if I had to get any dental work done right now -

wouldn't be able to feel anything.

> > 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.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Yep - it is driving me nuts especially because it is only on one

side (left) - but, I think more so are the numb gums - I have to

carefully watch myself when I floss and I can't feel a thing - guess

it would be good if I had to get any dental work done right now -

wouldn't be able to feel anything.

> > 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.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Yep - it is driving me nuts especially because it is only on one

side (left) - but, I think more so are the numb gums - I have to

carefully watch myself when I floss and I can't feel a thing - guess

it would be good if I had to get any dental work done right now -

wouldn't be able to feel anything.

> > 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.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

When your gums are numb it makes your teeth feel different too. I

found that that makes it kind of a pain to brush my teeth because

it's a weird feeling. But when I was at the orthodontist and they

were doing stuff to my braces it hurt my teeth more than it usually

does. But later on, after i left, only my bottom teeth hurt from

changing the wire, the top only hurt as they were doing it. So that

was better actually.

> > > 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.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

When your gums are numb it makes your teeth feel different too. I

found that that makes it kind of a pain to brush my teeth because

it's a weird feeling. But when I was at the orthodontist and they

were doing stuff to my braces it hurt my teeth more than it usually

does. But later on, after i left, only my bottom teeth hurt from

changing the wire, the top only hurt as they were doing it. So that

was better actually.

> > > 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.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

When your gums are numb it makes your teeth feel different too. I

found that that makes it kind of a pain to brush my teeth because

it's a weird feeling. But when I was at the orthodontist and they

were doing stuff to my braces it hurt my teeth more than it usually

does. But later on, after i left, only my bottom teeth hurt from

changing the wire, the top only hurt as they were doing it. So that

was better actually.

> > > 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.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Same here - my teeth are more sensitive - guess we are both healing

normally and all going through the same things :-)

> When your gums are numb it makes your teeth feel different too. I

> found that that makes it kind of a pain to brush my teeth because

> it's a weird feeling. But when I was at the orthodontist and they

> were doing stuff to my braces it hurt my teeth more than it

usually

> does. But later on, after i left, only my bottom teeth hurt from

> changing the wire, the top only hurt as they were doing it. So

that

> was better actually.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Same here - my teeth are more sensitive - guess we are both healing

normally and all going through the same things :-)

> When your gums are numb it makes your teeth feel different too. I

> found that that makes it kind of a pain to brush my teeth because

> it's a weird feeling. But when I was at the orthodontist and they

> were doing stuff to my braces it hurt my teeth more than it

usually

> does. But later on, after i left, only my bottom teeth hurt from

> changing the wire, the top only hurt as they were doing it. So

that

> was better actually.

>

>

[Guest guest]

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.

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

I have read many posts about people being unhappy with their noses

post op. Mine really looks the same though.. (had upper and lower

three weeks ago). At the beginning, it was swollen of course, but

now, except for a tiny, tiny turn up at the end, it's the same nose!

Also, my palate was never numb, although my gums still are in

places.. I think the numbness that kind of seems to hit most folks

is in the chin. Good luck! Alix

> > > > > 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.

> > > > >

> > > > >