Re: AMAZED BY RESULTS!

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Hi and ,

It was great to read your posts about how happy you are - I'm really

happy for you! I am considering this in the next year and first will

need to wear braces. Can you tell me a couple of things? Did you need

to have your lower jaw brought forward because of a receding chin -

sometimes I don't quite understand the technical terms of some of the

posts as I am just now starting to consider doing this. I don't look

too bad now but I just want to be as happy as you two are. Do you

think it had a lot to do with your surgeons? Were they able to show

you how you might look after? How are you going with chewing and

being able to open your mouth? I am 33, does that make a difference

as opposed to doing it when you are younger as I assume you are as

you mentioned school. Sorry for all the questions! but I am wanting

to find out what I can.

Thanks!

Suzy

> > 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.