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did you have upper and lower? why? do you have any pics (before & after)?

I used to go on this site a year back or so and made a thread back when I knew I needed surgery, but was unable to really talk to anyone about it because i was too embarassed. recently, I had some setbacks...chipped a tooth (front right tooth), and had to get a pole & crown put in, which sucks b...

Meryaten wrote:Wow. Well that went easier than expected!!

Haha yes, most definitely.

Kyle

Well, a few days ago I had my occasional visit to the orthodontist (every 6 months after braces are off in order to tell me if teeth shifted/check up if I am wearing my retainer). Everything was going as it usually does and I planned on telling him about how I may be interested in orthognathic surge...

Yes, I would say two weeks is more accurate, but it's important to know that recovery time varies a lot from person to person. It could be longer or shorter, but there's no way to know for certain. It sounds like you have a lot of issues to work through before you get this surgery. Good luck and ke...

I found that not only would I need about three weeks off of not doing anything, but about three months of no physical contact sports You're right about contact sports, but where did you hear three weeks of doing nothing? Smile2006 was back to mowing her lawn after a week (granted that's at the extr...

I am 16/18 months of braces for the first time. Previously obver the past 2 years i had 8 teeth removed as well. That profile pic I posted is my most recent profile. And it never changed since day 1. Im hoping elastics might fix it, if not Im going with a jaw surgery. Well, I think of it as you may...

Hey, thanks for posting that first link Kyle, I am 19 and experiancing the same problem. i have a receding lower chin, which gives me a horrible profile. Even worse it makes my nose look bigger :shock: Almost like a witch profile hehe. So I been trying to find pics that would give me an idea what i...

My ortho was more than happy to provide copies of my records for my consultation, and also (as the timeline was somewhat tight) let me hand-carry my models. You're best going through your ortho too in that he will now which oral surgeons in the area have the experience in this type of procedure - m...

Kyle, It's been suggested here to have a consult with an oral surgeon about this, but truly, in my office, we prefer that the patient see the ortho, have him take impressions for study models, xrays, etc and then send the patient to us, with the models, xrays, and any other info the ortho might wan...

This is pretty much a common set-up, even in private practice. Look at it this way - everyone else there is going through treatment too, so nobody really has any edge over anyone else. Plus, you'll probably not see these people again anyway. Please try to dismiss this consideration from your mind. ...

Arvensis wrote:What pun? I was 5'4" at 16 and now at 26 I am 5'8"

Sorry, misinterpreted what you were trying to say, thought you were referring to growth in your jaw. At 16 I am 5'10", so I do not really know if I am done growing height-wise or not.

Sorry to bump my post but... I just found something out today which was pretty interesting. I came across this forum http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=26405 and found out that pretty much all of my problems (regarding not only my facial deformities..but also others - neck coming forwar...

Thank you Karl for pointing this out. I was told I was done growing at 16, should have surgery then, etc. but I waited 10 years - the distance they expanded my upper palate this time around (and moved forward) is a lot less than what the anticipated when I was 16 - 5-6 mm expansion (at 16 vs. 1-1.5...

so I really don't want to have to wear them again for another 2 or so years. Kyle: They may tell you that you're too young to have the surgery anyway which would keep you out of braces until you're done growing. The surgery process may have drastically changed since then but I was first evaluated a...