POSTED UNDER Jaw Surgery REVIEWS
2019 Lefort-1 (1-piece) Revision Surgery Outcome of 2017 Lefort-1 3-piece that caused upper jaw slant - still have 3-4cm cant
ORIGINAL POST
Revision Surgery Fixed Slanted Upper Jaw
Dr. Sultan did my upper jaw revision surgery after a different surgeon's operation left me with an upper jaw slant among other issues. I had reservations yet Dr. Sultan answered the plethora of questions and made me feel reassured of his capabilities and wisdom. I am currently a little over 2 weeks post-op and my orthodontist, my family and I are all happy with outcome. Not only did he fix the slant, he fixed the huge space between tooth #5 and tooth #6. I thank Dr. Sultan and his staff for taking on such a complex case and regret that I did not choose Dr. Sultan as my original surgeon to correct my extreme open bite. I included a picture and parted my bite to show the current bite alignment more. I highly recommend this experienced surgeon.
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April 22, 2021
Simce surgery, I had been in bands for past year and a half and what was happening was my lower jaw was being trained to be angled into the upper jaw slant, this surgery did not fix the first surgeries misalignment problems and seems now after several comsultations that it has actually has aided in my misaligned upper jaw unfavorable outcome to be more of a complexed case.
UPDATED FROM WaterFloss
4-29-19 4 weeks post-op
My upper lip is still pretty numb and still not able to flare my right nostril. I have more movement of my upper lip on the left than on the right and the right feels stiffer and sore. I have checked incision area and seems to be healing...no discoloration. I also sometimes have a metallic taste in my mouth. I will bring it up to my surgeon on my next visit.
I will post another update in a few more weeks.
I will post another update in a few more weeks.
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UPDATED FROM WaterFloss
5-2-19
Week 5 Update of my recovery. I am experiencing upper lip numbness still...feels like pins and needles at times and my upper lip seems to move to one side. Can only still flare my left nostril and the cheek next to my right nostril moves slightly only when I try to flare right nostril. I hope is not nerve damage but will bring it up to surgeon.
Thank you for sharing your experience! Hope you're recovering well!