Re: AMAZED BY RESULTS!

[Guest guest]

> 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.

[Guest guest]

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.