Day Before Corrective Jaw Surgery-Underbite

Surgery date: December 23, 2010

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Underbite
• corrective jaw surgery
• orthognathic surgery
• oral surgery
• maxillofacial surgery
• lower jaw
• mandible
• natalie ortiz
• upper jaw
• double jaw surgery
• dentist
• treatment

[Alejandromichael84]

Cost, Cost, Cost! - is what I would like to know. I'm a full time student, and my part-time job employer's insurance company, does not and will not cover any of the costs. Any ideas on how to be able to afford such a procedure. My under-bite is slight, but I do have a long face, and a "Jay Leno" protruding chin. I'm really hoping one day to being able to afford such a procedure. Thanks again for the video.

[natort08]

@Alejandromichael84

Mine was a little over twenty grand but I've heard from others that theirs cost a lot less. I guess it depends on your surgeon and hospital.

[Emily789]

Why does the ortho took 2 and a half years? It suppose to take a year- a year and a half?

[natort08]

@Emily789

Everybody's case is different. I had to wait for certain restrictions on my insurance.

[koolkevinc]

STORY OF MY LIFE. My dentist keeps telling me the exact same thing about how i need to wait for my jaw to be done growing before i can get braces. My jaw grew a whole 1 mm since last year so i get to wait another year to get more xrays of my jaw to see if its finally done growing (this has been going on for 5 years now) and then i can get braces -.- sorry about the rant. btw youre very pretty!

[natort08]

@koolkevinc

Oh man I know the feeling. But your turn will come soon enough! And thanks for the compliment :)

[natort08]

@A9ina1816

I don't notice anything.

[leannewoodfull]

I've had an underbite for 3 years now. I'm due my corrective surgery next year. I'm 18 years old and I'm really depressed because of it. These videos however really help me, thanks for uploading them. It's so nice and reassuring the hear people speak so positively about the surgery. I don't feel alone in it anymore, thanks..

[kettturton]

u don't seem very excited...

[NatashaActonHayes]

My surgery is March 28 2012. So excited/ nervous! This is really great for me to watch thank you so much.

[Thexxweekend]

You're 21!?!?!?! You look so young!

[stephaniej951]

@Alejandromichael84 mines was a little over 71 grand I had an open bite so I had surgery on the top and bottom I have metal implants holding my bones together my insurance covered it all :) def worth it!

[MrBushidoright]

@josephd1230 good to know i have kaiser too im hoping they will cover everything thanks

[josephd1230]

@MrBushidoright i actually already had it. they payed for everything and i didnt have to pay a cent.

[MrBushidoright]

@josephd1230 did you pay just 1 payment? and do you have insurance? and what if you dont have that money, are they not gonna do the surgery?

[josephd1230]

I have Kaiser and i came across the total amount for my entire procedure. i had my top jaw moved forward, bottom jaw moved backwards, and my chin moved forward. the total for everything was 61,000.