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I finally got my braces two weeks ago, and since then I've made it successfully through both my prom and graduation. It was quite a relief to not have the gap at either functions. Both nights went well, and I coudln't have asked for anything better. I'm starting to finally see great results, and I'm...

Keith: I'm really surprised your gap hasn't really began to close, because if you look at my pictures mine has closed a drastic amount within the last month or so. Instead of keeping my expander in for 6 months which I guess a lot of orthodontist do, my otho gave me a retainer which I have to wear 2...

Hey everyone! I haven't been on in a while, and it looks like I have a lot to read! Before I do though I just want to happily announce I had my expander removed last week! It was an amazing feeling, today I got my retainer and spacers on my bottom teeth to prepare for my braces next Tuesday. I'm sup...

Oh hey my17mind I’m 18 so I kind of know exactly what you’re going through. Except I’m a senior and I have graduation/prom within a month :[. I had my surgery March 6th . I started turning the key five days later and I was done turning the key about March 28th ish? I stopped at about 11mm so i...

Dabrit : I had my surgery almost exactly a month before you (mine was March 6th). After about 4 days I became really concerned too, my swelling was ridiculous, I'm not exaggerating when I say I looked like a balloon. I could barely open my mouth, or for that matter move my mouth. I remember even sp...

Ah that's awesome! I really just jumped out of my chair and got all happy...my coworkers looked at me like I was crazy. It's okay though! I'm just really working towards having it closed for prom which is on June 25th...my ortho & oral surgeon said it is deff possible and if there is still a gap...

Oh, but I should add that my insurance covered everything!

I just had SARPE about a month and half ago...and mine was a lot more expensive than everyone else. Mine was a whopping $38,000 but that included everything, the consultations, the x-rays, the medicine, the surgery (I had 3 oral surgeons in the OR), the actual OR, the pretesting, the recovery room, ...

hey guys :] everything is going well, but I have a quick question my front teeth have been feeling like they are kinda sorta moving back together, is this normal? My friends have said that it looks like the gap might be getting a little smaller, and I kind of see it too! Is this possible, or am I ju...

It's only been two weeks since my surgery, and I wish my expander was out ha. The expansion is going well I'm suppose to stop expanding on Wednesday. I've been turning twice a day. My teeth are actually starting to line up on top of each other now, I can feel the cross bite being corrected and it is...

Thanks guys, The swelling has actually gone down a bit now, but I'm still pretty stuffed. I have an appointment with the oral surgeon tomorrow, and he is turning the key for the first time since the surgery! I think half the reason I felt so bad is because they had me on oxycotin, which made me feel...

I had my SARPE surgery on Friday. I feel like I'm becoming more and more swollen as each day passes. And my nose is becoming soooo stuffy, I can't even breathe out of it. I'm taking my medicine just as the doctor told me, but I'm starting to worry that maybe something is wrong.

I'm getting SARPE within the next month or so (I'm waiting for the insurance to approve it). As a 17 year old female in her senior year of highschool I'm obviously devastated about the gap. My ortho said it would only be there for 3 weeks however, from what I've read it sounds like it will be there ...