TO TROUBLEWITHLICHEN-UK PEOPLE

[Guest guest]

HI, I havent been on the ite for a while so you may have had all

your questions answered, but i thought i might add a little from my

experience. i have jsut posted a message regarding my surgery. i

had it on the nhs at 17, however i am led to believe that it is

free, or free to a certain extent to have surgery on the nhs, for a

medical reason may go in favour here. im not sure about the

cosmetic side. if you can push it its worth a chance as from what i

hear its quite expensive. my surgery was 30k, and im not sure about

the cost of individual appointments to see my orthodontist and

surgeon, im just glad i had the opportunity to have it done before

the financial implications were involved. as for surgeons where

abouts are you in the UK? my surgeon is highly recomended, we

believe up with amongst the top surgeons list, if you would like any

information on him i could help you out, he is based in the east

yorkshire area.

good luck

kind regards

kat_UK

> > > Hello!

> > >

> > > Ive been lurking here for a while and didnt realise there were

UK

> > > users too! I was wondering if someone could help me as I have

> some

> > Qs

> > > that are fairly specific to the UK.

> > >

> > > I have an overbite, lips incompetancy and a gummy smile (the

last

> > > ones my own diagnosis, lol).

> > >

> > > I have been wearing braces now for about a year to try and

solve

> my

> > > overbite and also to straighten out my crooked teeth. When I

> first

> > > started this, my dentist made it clear that I was on the edge

of

> > what

> > > was and wasnt able to correct with braces (ie without

surgery),

> but

> > > that it was worth a try. Gradually over the last year, my top

> teeth

> > > have been pulled forwards and (just recently) my bottom teeth

> moved

> > > back.

> > >

> > > However, unfortunately Ive now realised Im not really going to

be

> > too

> > > happy with the result as a) its going to affect the angle of

my

> > teeth

> > > too much and Ive become much more aware of my profile now,

and

> > > want to get it fixed " properly " - ie move my jaw back and/or

chin

> > > forward. Additionally, if I were to have this operation, I

would

> > > probably want to have have my upper jaw done at the same time

to

> > fix

> > > my gummy smile, and a possible genioplasty to correct the

balance.

> > >

> > > So.... up to this point my treatment has been on the NHS, and

I

> > > havent brought it up yet with the dentist that Im pro surgery

now.

> > >

> > > What are you " allowed " to have on the NHS? I mean, if my

dentist

> > felt

> > > he could fix my overbite in terms of getting my teeth to go

the

> > > correct way infront of each other, could I still push for

surgery

> > as

> > > I feel unhappy with the way my jaw/chin would still look? What

> > about

> > > my upper jaw? If he agreed to correcting my overbite with

> surgery,

> > > could I request upper jaw/genioplasty too? Or would that be

> > > considered " too cosmetic " ?

> > >

> > > Its seems quite a grey area, and although my dentist is great,

I

> > dont

> > > want to sound too bossy!

> > >

> > > IF it turns out I couldnt get what I wanted done on the NHS,

does

> > > anyone know whos considered a really good maxillofacial

surgeon

> in

> > > the UK?

> > >

> > > Thanks for your help everyone!