33 Year Old Woman with 7mm Overbite

Hi you look great! My ortho has recommended lower jaw surgery for me but I am nervous like everyone else I'm sure. I am curious were you working when you had the surgery done and if so how long did you take off? This is one of my concerns . I have an office job so no hard labor but am just concerned I will have to take a lot of time off. Thanks for your help!

what is the cost like? were you offered a payment plan? they wanted to do this when I was a teenager after my braces came off, I should have done it so I wouldn't be the one footing the bill XD

Did you get your braces off? Let's see!

Hi!

Do you still have the tingling feeling? If no, when did it go away? Does it bother?

My ortho advised me to have my uper and lower jaw surgery combine with braces. I am so nervous so i am checking out all the review. Thank you so much for sharing your story. Your results is great and you are so beautiful now that helping me to stay positive in my journey of braces and surgery. Thanks again

Pain gone?

Hi, glad for your gr8 results! I am scheduled for same surgery in July and thinking of canceling it. I am sooo worried about two things: 1) permanent numbness 2) drooling. Please update it on yours, and when did you go back to work post-op?

I did same surgery with a high-review doctor in US and Regret it, reasons:

1) bite became off, I keep my mouth open slightly open when I sleep
2)tension feeling in my lower jaw
3) numbness after 1.5 year in my chin and lower lip
4) no feeling for kissing which is frustrating
5)you will not be able to perform oral intimate like before as the jaw gets tired really quick
6)don't feel the food on your chin so I keep wiping the area
7)skin redness in the chin area
8)feel that I spit when I talk, self-conscious!
If you have malocclusion type 2 NEVER go for this surgery! Orthodontics PUSH you to do the surgery and NEVER tells you about this!

You look absolutely amazing!

My surgery is scheduled for 3/21/17 getting excited ! Thanks for your posts. I am an orthodontic assistant and have been for 17 yrs so I know what I'm in for ! 38yrs old and having upper and lower jaw and genioplasty

Thank you so much for all the posts and pictures. I just had surgery on Tues 1/24. I had a big TMJ jaw surgery six years ago which messed up my bite leaving it open and crooked. I had a chin implant put in a few years ago to help with appearance, but it migrated. To correct it they first took out the implant which was tricky b/c nerves were imbedded and then lengthened the lower jaw and chin. I stayed one night in the hospital, thank goodness b/c I have two young kids at home. But now that I'm home it's really tough. I didn't realize how weak I would feel and the numbing and tingling is so weird. I'm managing the pain but it's a lot when the pain meds wear off. When were you able to smile? I wonder if my mouth will ever work properly. Anyway you look great! Hope it's all still going well.

you look amazing !