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A video montage of my recovery from jaw surgery. I underwent orthognathic surgery on June 30, 2008. The procedure was a Maxillary LeFort I Osteotomy with segmentalization and genioplasty.

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  • how come your lips still weren't touching after 21 days! Mine were back together after 8 days.  Better hope they didn't give you something called "incompetent lip". I had mine done to correct some wicked bad sleep apnoea (airway of 4mm before surgery, 12 mm afterwards!). The first week was tough, but its getting better (at day 13 now!)

  • @mpetrover Because I had a huge splint in my mouth that kept my teeth from completely contacting, and therefore I couldn't close my lips. Once the splint was out, everything was fine.

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  • @chichiswaqq Tell your doctor the truth that you haven't been wearing them and then wear them all the time, however, your case, like mine, may not be able to be fixed by braces. Yes, your mouth hurts right when you wake up but you get meds. You are put under for the surgery of course! My face was swollen but it goes down fast. I'm pretty sure they don't wire mouths shut now, they use elastics that you cant take off, these stay on until your jaw heal, more than a month.

  • What about the Before photos? :(

  • This was really interesting since I'm having this op in 10 days time...bye bye christmas dinner! I'm really scared! Would you say you're glad you had the op?

  • I was going to have this dumb. Until I got bored of having to wait and have braces.

  • oh no i m having this surgery :(

  • OMG I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP !! I DONT WEAR MY ELASTIC RUBBERBANDS THAT MUCH...SO I MIGHT GET JAW SURGERY IF MY DENTIST SEE'S THAT IM NOT WEARING IT..SO DID YOUR MOUTH HURT WHEN YOU WOKE UP ?? WERE YOU ASLEEP FOR THE SURGERY?? WAS YOUR FACE SWOLEN?? HOW LONG WILL YOUR MOUTH BE WIRED SHUT ??

  • God this just reminded me of how much it hurts! ahhh the pain really cant prepare yourself for it and my op was 2 days before christmas so I got to eat weetabix for christmas lunch great!

  • i havent had this done, but I did have a splint which i had to wear for 6 months to allign my bottom jaw with my top. It did work but now it has gone back to the way it was. I used to have clicking and locking when i ate i dont have that now but i feel the clicking coming back. I also have stiffness in my bottom jaw, it clicks when i chew, i grind my teeth in my sleep and it affects my speech. I think surgery would really help. do u think i would fit the criteria? how hard was it to get refered

  • Hi im 15 and i might be getting this surgery but my bottom jaw is in front of my top jaw but its only slightly in front is it worth the surgery?

  • @tjittner I have the same thing you have. I'm getting my surgery around March

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