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Botched Jaw Surgery and Sliding Genioplasty - Southeast USA

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I had a botched le fort 1 jaw surgery and sliding...

chia423November 9, 2014
$10,000
I had a botched le fort 1 jaw surgery and sliding genio in june of 2013. It's been a horrible experience and I honestly don't know how I've coped for this long. 
I was an attractive girl before this surgery that was going to fix my overbite and slightly recessed chin; now I don't even want to leave the house on most days.
The surgeon butchered me by moving my top jaw forward and plating it back on crooked which has also left my nose crooked. Instead of him moving my lower jaw forward as planned, he cut my entire chin bone and some of my jaw all the way back to my last molars. This left me with a very broad and long chin. On top of that, he advanced my chin 7mms and also plated it back on crooked. My chin sticks out of my face so far and when I smile my face goes crooked. He didn't even correct my bite. I have two teeth in my mouth that actually make contact.
I was wanting to undergo jaw surgery again to fix the crooked top jaw and bring my lower jaw forward to enable my teeth to touch but I've hit such a low that I just want my chin fixed asap. This dr gave me a crooked man chin and then told me he was proud of what he had done to my face.
I am hoping after the genio revision I will look somewhat how I use to.
I wish I could tell the name of the doctor who did this because he is still operating on people. I even ran into a woman who had surgery with him and he had to reoperate twice on her to fix mistakes.
It would be really helpful to speak to anyone that's had a genio revision.

Replies (25)

Jeje89
November 11, 2014
Sorry about your bad experience, the genioplasty can change the entire face appearance, good thing it can be revised but there is risks of nerve damage and mentalis muscle drooping, im not happy with mine too and thinking of revision, dont go back to the one who cause you the problem and try to find a very skillful surgeon who can reverse it with no further damage . Wish u best of luck
chia423
November 11, 2014
Thank you Jeje. I already have nerve damage. I can't feel the lower left half of my bottom lip and chin. I would never go back to that surgeon and i honestly hope he rots in Hell. My chin from the side looks like a banana sticking out of my face. From the front i just look like a man now. It's one of the worse genio results I've seen online.
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Lindanj2
November 21, 2014
My feeling came back after the implant was removed . Although, the doctor wouldn't admit it, I thought it was resting on a nerve.
chia423
November 21, 2014
Well in my case the whole chin and part of my jaw bone was moved forward. It looks like a big step on the bottom of my face. The feeling is probably gone forever for me. The Dr even put the plate in my chin crooked. It's been a horrific experience.
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Lindanj2
November 19, 2014
i didn't like mine because my face became large and tilted. My doctor corected it at no charge. I miss my strong chin profile, but it was embarrassing to have a wierd face that looked like I had a stroke.
chia423
November 19, 2014
My face looks very long... no one has a chin this long. Did you look like you did before after the revision?
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Lindanj2
November 21, 2014
I don't look exactly the same, but it's a familiar face again.
chia423
November 21, 2014
That's really good to hear. When I cover my chin i see the old me again. You would not believe what this dr did. I have pictures but I'm not sure if I want them all on here.
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Lindanj2
November 21, 2014
I understand what you're saying.
Christianhorsegal
November 27, 2014
Hi. I had the same thing in June of 2013. Top jaw moved forward as well as it was widened. Lifted my sinuses as well. Bottom jaw moved forward and genioplasty. I have tingling in my lip and chin still. It feels tight still. My chin looks a little to far from the side but ok from the front. My face is square now instead of drawn down into my neck. I look totally different. So different people don't recognize me at all. I have positive comments from men buy every woman I know says nothing at all but y a it changed your face. Sometimes I wonder if I do look better. My teeth are still in braces and through rubber bands and the bottom wire being left off the molars my molars are just starting to touch. I would like to share pictures with you if you like but not on this sight. Let me know, I'm interested to see what you look like as well. On the positive I don't snore anymore, I have a nice bite forming, it took about 10 years off my face and my jaw never hurts anymore like before.
happysmilesforlife
December 4, 2014
I would like to know what state you are in. I had a botched jaw surgery also.
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Angie_M
December 12, 2014

Thank you for sharing your experience so far on RealSelf. I hope you find support from others here who've been through something similar.

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