Double Jaw Surgery! - Seattle, WA

wishing you luck on this journey ! I always read about this type of surgery because it is so life changing for so many. I hope that you are one of the success stories . I would recommend that you read all the other reviews on this site , both good and bad, if you haven’t already done so . This surgery can have complications , so I hope for you i is hassle free and you have a wonderful result . Thank you for sharing your story, I’ll be following. Best of luck !

Hey! I just had surgery with Dr. Bobek back in September. I had my follow-up appointment with him just recently and so far so good. He's the best and most affordable jaw surgeon in my opinion out there. If youre having issues getting approval through your insurance company talk with Shannon who is Dr. Bobeks insurance coordinator. You could also just pay a partial fee upfront which will get refunded to you later if your insurance approves it. Thats what I ended up doing. Anyways if you have any questions for me dont hesitate to ask.

I have a narrow upper palate, which my neuromuscular dentist just told me is the reason for my chronic TMJ. Cosmetically, I've always had crowded teeth, even despite getting braces as a teenager (only fixed the problem temporarily). I am considering the braces and jaw surgery route so I'm checking out others who have experience here! Good luck! I'd love to know if your chewing pain improves as a result.

I'm 54yrs old and had been dealing with needing jaw surgery since 16yrs of age. Even though my jaw didn't develop correctly into my sockets, and I had an open bite with tongue thrust, the insurance co. considered it cosmetic back then. I did the braces preparing for surgery and then got diagnosed with stage 4 adrenal crisis. My surgeon said because of adrenal diagnosis, I couldn't safely have surgery and heal. 10yrs later my pharmacy gave me the wrong dosage of medication for 3mos and one of the side effects was, my teeth literally falling out. I went to Dr Golpa in Las Vegas for full mouth of teeth held in by 8 implant post. His method is different than all other 4 on 4 implants. It has a steal bar for more support in each one of the arches and the implants are put in more diagonally. The surgeon was able to fit my teeth & bite together perfectly. I no longer have the pain and daily headaches that I used too. All the years of prep work I'd been through only to lose all my teeth unexpectedly to have it work out in the end. Other professionals wanted to do all the other costly measure to know exactly where the teeth should be. I was looking at $100,000. It cost $31,500 at Dr Golpa's. Mexico has their " American dental city" where reg 4 on 4's are done, just not in one day. Their cost is $14,500 for both uppers and lows. I hope this additional info helps you.

Is your jaw wired shut. Are you on a liquid diet ?

Had mine yesterday with the same doctor and doing pretty good. Last night was the worst but I felt better this morning. I’m happy to be home and in my own clothing. Hope you are healing well!