Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hi " group " , I'd appreciate your advice on my situation. I'm 21 yrs old (female). I have an open bite (that is not very noticible when I smile) and my left jaw deviates to the right so I have a facial asymmetry. The orthodontists that I've seen " highly " recommend jaw surgery, and I'm scheduled to consult an oral surgeon next week. Has anyone w/ an anterior open bite and jaw asymmetry had surgery? What kind of surgery? What did they cut'n'paste? What are the risks and how long was treatment (my ortho said 1.5 yrs tops) - 6-9 months braces, surgery, then another 3-6 fine-tuning. Was it worth it? Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hello, From someone who had orthognathic surgery and am now struggling through unbelievable pain and discomfort- a living hell- as my brother (a doctor) told me( I should have listened): do not get the surgery done unless you are in pain already. There are too many risks with the surgery. Mike > >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Open bite/Asymmetry >Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:30:39 -0000 > >Hi " group " , I'd appreciate your advice on my situation. > >I'm 21 yrs old (female). I have an open bite (that is not very >noticible when I smile) and my left jaw deviates to the right so I >have a facial asymmetry. The orthodontists that I've seen " highly " >recommend jaw surgery, and I'm scheduled to consult an oral surgeon >next week. > >Has anyone w/ an anterior open bite and jaw asymmetry had surgery? >What kind of surgery? What did they cut'n'paste? What are the risks >and how long was treatment (my ortho said 1.5 yrs tops) - 6-9 months >braces, surgery, then another 3-6 fine-tuning. > >Was it worth it? > >Thanks a lot! > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com\ %2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 I'm sorry you are going through so much pain. How long has it been since you got the surgery? The thing is, my " discrepancy " is not even noticible unless you pay close attention, and even then, it's far from unsightly. I'm not uncomfortable w/ it. " Functionally " , i might get an ideal results, as the ortho's insist, but... i dunno... > > Hello, > From someone who had orthognathic surgery and am now struggling through > unbelievable pain and discomfort- a living hell- as my brother (a doctor) > told me( I should have listened): > do not get the surgery done unless you are in pain already. There are too > many risks with the surgery. > Mike > > >From: " ltesema " > >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport > >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport > >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Open bite/Asymmetry > >Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:30:39 -0000 > > > >Hi " group " , I'd appreciate your advice on my situation. > > > >I'm 21 yrs old (female). I have an open bite (that is not very > >noticible when I smile) and my left jaw deviates to the right so I > >have a facial asymmetry. The orthodontists that I've seen " highly " > >recommend jaw surgery, and I'm scheduled to consult an oral surgeon > >next week. > > > >Has anyone w/ an anterior open bite and jaw asymmetry had surgery? > >What kind of surgery? What did they cut'n'paste? What are the risks > >and how long was treatment (my ortho said 1.5 yrs tops) - 6-9 months > >braces, surgery, then another 3-6 fine-tuning. > > > >Was it worth it? > > > >Thanks a lot! > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f% 2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 I'm sorry you are going through so much pain. How long has it been since you got the surgery? The thing is, my " discrepancy " is not even noticible unless you pay close attention, and even then, it's far from unsightly. I'm not uncomfortable w/ it. " Functionally " , i might get an ideal results, as the ortho's insist, but... i dunno... > > Hello, > From someone who had orthognathic surgery and am now struggling through > unbelievable pain and discomfort- a living hell- as my brother (a doctor) > told me( I should have listened): > do not get the surgery done unless you are in pain already. There are too > many risks with the surgery. > Mike > > >From: " ltesema " > >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport > >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport > >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Open bite/Asymmetry > >Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:30:39 -0000 > > > >Hi " group " , I'd appreciate your advice on my situation. > > > >I'm 21 yrs old (female). I have an open bite (that is not very > >noticible when I smile) and my left jaw deviates to the right so I > >have a facial asymmetry. The orthodontists that I've seen " highly " > >recommend jaw surgery, and I'm scheduled to consult an oral surgeon > >next week. > > > >Has anyone w/ an anterior open bite and jaw asymmetry had surgery? > >What kind of surgery? What did they cut'n'paste? What are the risks > >and how long was treatment (my ortho said 1.5 yrs tops) - 6-9 months > >braces, surgery, then another 3-6 fine-tuning. > > > >Was it worth it? > > > >Thanks a lot! > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f% 2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 It has been 10 months post-op. I don't mean to scare you-just to let you know that it is a possibility. I'm sure that your operation will go well. > >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Re: [Orthognathic Surgery >Support ] Open bite/Asymmetry >Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 05:17:19 -0000 > >I'm sorry you are going through so much pain. How long has it been >since you got the surgery? > >The thing is, my " discrepancy " is not even noticible unless you pay >close attention, and even then, it's far from unsightly. I'm not >uncomfortable w/ it. " Functionally " , i might get an ideal results, >as the ortho's insist, but... i dunno... > > > > > > > Hello, > > From someone who had orthognathic surgery and am now struggling >through > > unbelievable pain and discomfort- a living hell- as my brother (a >doctor) > > told me( I should have listened): > > do not get the surgery done unless you are in pain already. There >are too > > many risks with the surgery. > > Mike > > > > >From: " ltesema " > > >Reply-To: orthognathicsurgerysupport > > >To: orthognathicsurgerysupport > > >Subject: [Orthognathic Surgery Support ] Open bite/Asymmetry > > >Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:30:39 -0000 > > > > > >Hi " group " , I'd appreciate your advice on my situation. > > > > > >I'm 21 yrs old (female). I have an open bite (that is not very > > >noticible when I smile) and my left jaw deviates to the right so I > > >have a facial asymmetry. The orthodontists that I've seen " highly " > > >recommend jaw surgery, and I'm scheduled to consult an oral >surgeon > > >next week. > > > > > >Has anyone w/ an anterior open bite and jaw asymmetry had surgery? > > >What kind of surgery? What did they cut'n'paste? What are the >risks > > >and how long was treatment (my ortho said 1.5 yrs tops) - 6-9 >months > > >braces, surgery, then another 3-6 fine-tuning. > > > > > >Was it worth it? > > > > > >Thanks a lot! > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f% >2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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