To Suzy (Re: AMAZED BY RESULTS!)

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Hiya Suzy,

I had lower jaw surgery to fix my underbite, so I had my jaw brought

back a few mm, rather than brought forward (as it sounds like you

would have done). So I'm not sure of the technical details of your op

im afraid.. but I'll tell you what I can. I had to wear braces for

about a year before my teeth were in the right position for surgery.

They had to be moved about so they would fit together nicely after

the op. I actually had to have my underbite made worse (i dont know

why!) maybe it wasnt bad enough for surgery at first, I dont know!

The time in braces flew by so fast.

I'm from the UK, so I was able to have my surgery FREE on the

national health service! good eh?! im so lucky, i read on this

message board what you have to pay in America and im shocked! So the

surgeon didn't really have the time or technology to show me pics of

what I'd look like afterwards. But if your paying for your surgery

you might get those kind of extra things. I trusted my surgeon so

much (thats really important) He was really funny, made me laugh, and

was very reassuring. He was also really really experienced so I was

happy and felt I was in safe hands!

I'm 18days post-op today, and my swelling is almost nothing now.

Everyone swells differently apparently. If you just have lower jaw

surgery then the swelling is supposed to be less with upper jaw

surgery. The nurses said I was more swollen than most people when I

was in hospital... i just avoided mirrors for a few days! so i'll

never know what I looked like! I went swimming yesterday, which was

nice. I didn't get any funny stares so my swelling can't be that

obvious.

I'm able to eat better every day. Yesterday I had a packet of

crisps!! (granted, I had to wait for each crisp to melt on my tongue

before swallowing, because chewing is still difficult!) I'm basically

living off yogurt and soup and mashed up fruits. I reckon I could eat

more things if I tried, but I like the weight loss!! So i might keep

the liquid diet up for a bit!! I can open my mouth about 2 fingers

wide. But, as with the chewing and swelling, its getting better every

day.

Your other question was about age. Apparently you can heal faster the

younger you are. That's just what I've read on here, its something to

ask your surgeon to be sure.

Overall, I think you should go for it! I can't begin to describe how

exciting it it to have a new smile and bite! I'm so happy with it, I

can't wait to show it off. The whole surgery experience wasn't half

as bad I imagined it would be (i read some awful horror stories on

here!). I've had no pain at all, no sickness. Maybe I'm just a lucky

one, but I really think attitude has something to do with it. I've

kept a positive attidude and I've had my mum and my brothers making

me laugh all the time. The support of your family is also really

important. You need someone to sympathise with you and make you soup!

I hope I can eat properly by the 25th Feb, I'm going for an interview

to get into a posh accountany degree course! and the all the

corporate people are taking me (and some other applicants) out for a

meal in the evening!! It will be really embarrasing if i have to ask

for my pasta to be liquidized!

I hope I've helped you, if you have any more questions just ask! Keep

me updated with what you decide to do, Love Sara

> > > hi guys! i had orthognathic surgery 13 days ago, and it was no

> way

> > as

> > > bad as i imagined it would be. I had lower jaw surgery to

reduce

> my

> > > underbite (by 6mm). My splint was taken out yesterday, and im

> > soooooo

> > > happy with the results! It has definitely been worth all the

> > swelling

> > > and time off school. Although im still a tiny bit swollen and

> > > brusied, its going down really fast and i hope to go back to

> school

> > > very soon. I had no pain through the whole thing, and felt

> > completly

> > > normal after 3 days - the worst bit of the whole thing was the

> > > swelling and that i could cope with (by avoiding mirrors!!). To

> > > anyone who's thinking of having the surgery, i seriously

> seriously

> > > reccomend it.. i cant stop looking at my new bite, and having 2

> > weeks

> > > off school was a small sacrifice to pay to have my underbite

gone

> > > forever! i can now smile with confidence!! its the best feeling

> in

> > > the world! so if you are considering surgery.. GO FOR IT!!! x

> >

> > Dear

> > Congratulations!!

> > I totally agree with you. I was also amazed how I started to feel

> > like myself after a couple of days. I am 10 days post-op and I am

> > also sooo happy with the results. Ihad a movement of 3mms and a

> > lateral movement to correct a crooked overbite of the lower jaw.

My

> > Dr preferred wiring for six wks as opposed to oral fixiation. To

me

> > the worst part is being wired another 4 1/2 wks. In the long

range

> it

> > is a small price to pay for finally having a great smile more

> > functional bite and a beautiful new profile. Most of my swelling

> has

> > gone down so I am loving the results. It makes you realize that

all

> > those fears you carry around are wasted energy. So many people

have

> > major physical things they hate about themselves but they have

too

> > much fear to fix it. For me this has been liberating to totally

fix

> > my bite. I am with you girl. I highly recommend this surgery. I

> can't

> > wait to start smiling at the world.

> > Best of Luck to you.