Pre Jaw Surgery

I will be getting jaw surgery on June 10th 2009 to fix my overbite. 5-6 hour surgery. Will move my upper jaw 'up', lower jaw 'out' and giving me more of a chin for a better profile. If you have any questions feel free to comment. Thanks

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• jaw
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• overbite
• Orthognathic
• teeth
• pre-op
• braces

[edheads101]

i am having this surgery in december. how long does it take to heal and get to feeling better?

[sailinginsunsets1]

I think it is different for everyone. But my basic healing time was 6 weeks. Then I could start chewing foods again and slowly start getting back into sports. Although I started feeling much better after week 2 :D

[Deadkandy]

thanks for sharing this, getting surgery next year >.>

[sailinginsunsets1]

thanks!

good luck with your surgery! I'm sure you will be so happy with the results :)

[TheWigMaker1]

Hello! have you had your surgery yet? mines in early December; im having top and bottom jaws moved just like you. i wanted to know how your recoverys going? (if youve had the surgery) and im a bit worried about the swelling after becasue i want to return to college ASAP but im not going if i look like a beachball :S :P so roughly how long did it take for your swelling to go down?

and if you havent had the surgery yet GOOD LUCK!

xxx

[sailinginsunsets1]

Hey!

So yes i had the surgery :D just go to my youtube channel and you can see the other videos! Oh and about swelling: i think it is different for everyone but most of the swelling goes down in the first week or two. Good luck with your surgery!

[justbreathhex]

@bballplyrz08 Hell no. They have to wire your mouth closed. They probably take them out about 6-12 months later.

[TheGrassyBatter2]

5-6 hours?!? i have to get this down as well.

[bballplyrz08]

do they take ur braces off after they finish the surgery

[BLink2fu]

how much? does insurance cover any of it? Good Luck i hope everything goes well, and u get the smile you want.

[AMBERamberAmber1]

Hey my name is amber, and i' m having the same operation as this i have an over bite only on my upper jaw, i've had a brace which i could take in and out to change my jaw shape, this didnt work, i've had agro all my life for my teeth. but now things are sort of getting better my jaws growing and moving on it's own,

this video was helpfull loads thanks :) x

hope everything went well, and everything is still going well now

[atraherne]

I will be getting something similar to this.

I would think Sun Warrior protein powder to drink would make a lot of sense as well as getting a very good blender for veg. Some sort of carb powder like wheat or barley powder would also be good to mix up and drink.