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Orthognathic Surgery Lower Jaw Advancement with Genioplasty
UPDATED FROM SammiSmeesh
6 days post
One week post-op
$24,000
I just left my surgeons office and he is very happy and impressed with how things are progressing. I do have quite a bit of rubberband work to do over the next 5-7 weeks but we will get there. I am starting to really notice the difference in my jaw being advanced 13mm i bite naturally in such a good spot already I am very encouraged and excited. I do have some tingling/numbness in my chin area but not really anywhere else. I haven't taken anything stronger than an ibuprofen since last Friday, which he said is really good. I told him how hungry I was a he gave me the name of an awesome soup spot in the area haha. I have lost 8 pounds already. You will definitely lose weight, I feel like I have been eating non-stop and still taking protein but somehow still losing weight :( I am going to continue to try to keep my calories well above 2000. Well that's it for now.
UPDATED FROM SammiSmeesh
2 days post
Day 4 post-op
Feeling a bit more stressed out about the swelling. Having a moderate amount of anxiety that the surgery didn't work all that well as I still see my overbite. I am very worried and anxious to get back to my surgeons office next week. I don't know if there is still movement to be made with my orthodontist or what. I'm hungrier than I normally am and haven't lost any weight (thankfully). I am able to eat soups from a spoon or the bowl, drink from a cup and even eat foods like cottage cheese and over cooked pastas. Will update when there is any change. Just waiting..........
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October 29, 2016
You look really pretty even though you feel concerned about your swelling. Wow they did an amazing job! So happy for you
October 31, 2016
Thank you very much. I see my surgeon tomorrow so I am hoping for good news. *fingers crossed*
October 31, 2016
Im having lower jaw surgery next week - your before and after results are impressive! Im also amazed your active on here so soon after surgery. Im expecting that I'll be so wacked on pain meds for a week I wont be doing anything except drooling on my self.
October 31, 2016
Yes the pain meds helped for sure. I haven't taken them for 3 days now. I will warn you definitely take a stool softener, I ended up in urgent care for extreme constipation and had to get a fluid pumped thru and it was quite the ordeal and painful. But yes I did feel pretty active right away. I am going to update again tomorrow after my one week post op with my surgeon. Good luck in surgery! I love food so that's been the hardest thing for me so far.
November 1, 2016
Hahaha oh dear! Yeah opiates definitely make you constipated. I still have some laxatives left over from my upper expansion 12 months ago but had totally forgotten about needing them so will check they are still good before surgery. Thanks for getting back to me.
November 1, 2016
Also I think they call that colonic irrigation and perfectly healthy people pay good money for it to be done to them because they think that getting 'flushed' results in positive health outcomes but science says NO! Unless you're constipated, so many some people just like getting water flushed thru their butt.
November 1, 2016
Oh geeze well this lady would never willingly go thru that, that's for sure lol
October 31, 2016
Hey, very happy for you that you had a successfull jaw surgery without major complications. I was aslso planing to undergo a lower jaw advancement without a genioplasty, just like yourself (due to the fact that it makes the chin pointier), But I have read many reveiws, doctor statements, research and statistics that points out to nerve damage being very common in this type of jaw surgery so I became very frightened and ambivalent towards having the surgery now. So I want to ask did you experience anything of this nature, that being pain or numbness in the face due to nerve damage ? I know its still the begining of your post-op but I am trying to compile as much data as possibe in this matter.
Thank You.
October 31, 2016
Hey there :) I am not even one week post op so it's going to be hard for me to answer this fully and I definitely will keep you updated as time goes on. I am one week post op tomorrow and see my surgeon for the first time since. I will tell you that yes right now I do have some numbness in my chin but no pain. My surgeon also commented after surgery that I had a big healthy nerve and he suspects no damage or complications in that department. So now only time will tell. I knew about the possibility of nerve damage but having a proper bite and aesthetic look to my face outweighed that for me. I know this isn't much help right now but like I said, I will keep you updated.
November 12, 2016
How bad was the pain after you awoke from surgery? Mine is coming up in a month or two.
UPDATED FROM SammiSmeesh
Day of treatment
No Genioplasty
I am 24 hours post-op.my surgery took well over 2 hours. Well my surgeons completely my lower jaw advancement of 12mm and didn't feel that the genioplasty was necessary, especially because I was worried about having a masculine or pointy chin. I trust their decision and I know it will be a lot easier to get it a year from now if I want it then to have to undo it. Fair amount of swelling and moved into oral pain meds instead of the morphine. Getting excited to eventually see what I look like. I will hopefully be going home tonight now that I am doing things on my own. Feel free to ask any questions you may have.
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