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24 YO Male Double Jaw Surgery (Surgery First Approach) for Class 3 Malocclusion Crossbite - Taipei, Taiwan
UPDATED FROM Yadannn
10 months post
10 month post-op
YadannnJune 24, 2015
WORTH IT$10,000
In my last review I felt my cheeks were still puffy. Amazingly they were still swollen even after 8 months. At the 10 month mark I'm finally starting to really like my bite and face in general. Numbness is completely gone. I have no pain. Sleep is a lot better. No problems eating. Surgery was a success.
UPDATED FROM Yadannn
8 months post
8 month post-op
YadannnApril 9, 2015
I returned to Dr. Hsieh in Taipei last month and had my braces removed.
As of now, there's still some slight numbness in my upper palette but its negligible and doesn't bother me at all. Everyone else, from my lips to my chin to my cheeks, have regained sensation.
The cheek bone is still a bit tender when pressed on, but nothing too serious.
Talking, eating, breathing is back to normal if not better - breathing especially. I can breathe a lot easier now when I sleep.
Overall, the surgery was a success. My teeth are straight and my bite is perfect. My only complaint is that my cheeks still seem a bit puffy/saggy. I believe it's because my skin was accustomed to my old jaw where it was longer, and now that it's been shortened, there's excess skin. So if you look in my pictures, you can see the skin on my cheeks are a bit loose/puffy. People don't really notice it, but it does bother me a bit. I'm hoping it'll tighten up with more time, but I've already past the 6 month mark so I'm not sure.
Would be happen to know if anyone has experienced their skin tightening over time after the surgery, or if it didn't, what steps are there to rectify it?
If the cheeks weren't so puffy, I'd be 100% satisfied with the operation. But other than that, it was a relative success, and the operation accomplished what it set out to do - correct my bite and straighten my teeth.
As of now, there's still some slight numbness in my upper palette but its negligible and doesn't bother me at all. Everyone else, from my lips to my chin to my cheeks, have regained sensation.
The cheek bone is still a bit tender when pressed on, but nothing too serious.
Talking, eating, breathing is back to normal if not better - breathing especially. I can breathe a lot easier now when I sleep.
Overall, the surgery was a success. My teeth are straight and my bite is perfect. My only complaint is that my cheeks still seem a bit puffy/saggy. I believe it's because my skin was accustomed to my old jaw where it was longer, and now that it's been shortened, there's excess skin. So if you look in my pictures, you can see the skin on my cheeks are a bit loose/puffy. People don't really notice it, but it does bother me a bit. I'm hoping it'll tighten up with more time, but I've already past the 6 month mark so I'm not sure.
Would be happen to know if anyone has experienced their skin tightening over time after the surgery, or if it didn't, what steps are there to rectify it?
If the cheeks weren't so puffy, I'd be 100% satisfied with the operation. But other than that, it was a relative success, and the operation accomplished what it set out to do - correct my bite and straighten my teeth.
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April 9, 2015
The skin on my chin/neck is also a bit loose. It tightened a bunch since the surgery, but still could tighten a bit more to reach its level of firmness to what it was pre-op.
April 15, 2015
Don't stress about your cheeks. I scrutinized your before pictures and I really can't see any issues. I can't see any wrinkling or sagging in your photos. You just look like you have nice, normal cheeks. (Most people have some fullness over the cheekbone, and this is considered normal and even desirable.) Your teeth look perfect. Enjoy life!
April 20, 2015
I think your results look great. Your cheeks don't look saggy to me but if it really bothers you maybe you could try fillers? You could always post a question with a pic and see what the doctors on this site recommend.
May 11, 2015
Awesome work! I'm getting my surgery date in 2 weeks. Been on braces since December. I'm more nervous about the tubes they put in you for surgery. I looked up and confirmed with my surgeon that they will use a foley catheter while I'm under. Did you have that? Did it hurt? I'm SO nervous about that.
August 27, 2015
Sorry for the late response. They did have that, but honestly I was so drugged out I didn't even know I had it in me. The surgery was painless from what I could remember. The hard part was the recovery and not being able to eat any solid food for an entire month!
UPDATED FROM Yadannn
3 months post
3 Month Update
YadannnNovember 12, 2014
The long await 3 month update is finally here. There's a general consensus that by this point, most of the swelling and numbness should be gone, and for me, it's mostly true.
-Numbness-
My Lips and Chin have virtually no numbness, but it's a different story for my upper gums and my upper palate. When I press my tongue to my palate, it's almost painful but not enough to be classified as so. It's just an intense numbness accompanied by an even more intense tingle.
-Swelling-
My cheeks are still swollen, or at least I hope so. If not, I'd be pretty disappointed with how I look. I feel like my face is still quite bloated, and my cheeks remain very, very round. I've read that swelling isn't completely gone until the 6 month mark, so I'll reserve my judgement until then! Would love to know if others still had swelling at their 3 month mark as well, y'know, to give me hope haha.
-Numbness-
My Lips and Chin have virtually no numbness, but it's a different story for my upper gums and my upper palate. When I press my tongue to my palate, it's almost painful but not enough to be classified as so. It's just an intense numbness accompanied by an even more intense tingle.
-Swelling-
My cheeks are still swollen, or at least I hope so. If not, I'd be pretty disappointed with how I look. I feel like my face is still quite bloated, and my cheeks remain very, very round. I've read that swelling isn't completely gone until the 6 month mark, so I'll reserve my judgement until then! Would love to know if others still had swelling at their 3 month mark as well, y'know, to give me hope haha.
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November 13, 2014
Huh. I think you look really great. Our others are still swelling at 3 months, though, so, probably you are too.
Question for you: do you now--or did you in the beginning--find yourself swelling anywhere other than in your face? I ask because I just had minor oral surgery 6 days ago (4 impacted wisdom teeth removed) and I got dry socket so, yay, it's not healing very well but it's given me a great opportunity to observe how my body is reacting. Half of my bottom jaw is numb down to my chin but even more interestingly, my face is very swollen, (of course,) but my husband noticed that my stomach was as well. Even though I was unable to eat more than a few calories a day (some of which I vomited) and have lost weight. I did recently have a revision of my tummy tuck, though, so it could be that's the reason I swelled up there again. Just curious :).
Question for you: do you now--or did you in the beginning--find yourself swelling anywhere other than in your face? I ask because I just had minor oral surgery 6 days ago (4 impacted wisdom teeth removed) and I got dry socket so, yay, it's not healing very well but it's given me a great opportunity to observe how my body is reacting. Half of my bottom jaw is numb down to my chin but even more interestingly, my face is very swollen, (of course,) but my husband noticed that my stomach was as well. Even though I was unable to eat more than a few calories a day (some of which I vomited) and have lost weight. I did recently have a revision of my tummy tuck, though, so it could be that's the reason I swelled up there again. Just curious :).
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