Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks for the info. I would imagine you would have to have multiple session of botox over time? I wonder what the costs would be like. I will look into it!

Thanks for the reply, this is the only forum I participate in, can you please let me know where you wrote so i can read other people's accounts. I think you nailed the coffin on the head, I think it maybe be due to the upper jaw. I remember the surgeon mentionning that he was gonna widen the upper j...

Hey everyone. I had double jaw surgery I am now 2 months ago post-op with no genio. While researching the topic of mentalis strain there isnt much info on whether it is more effective with genio or without. The mentalis strain has definitely decreased after surgery but is still present when closing ...

Hey everyone, its been awhile since last updated this thread. Revovery is moving along well. Still have some numbness and swelling although not as noticeable as before and i can sorta close my lips together with less straining than before surgery. I had the splint removed last week and got the green...

Hey everybody glad to hear everybody recovery is moving along well. Casteeth sorry to hear about the surgery delay hang in there hopefully it will be resolved very shortly! So I'm a week and 2 days post-op and things are progressing. I am still on a liquid diet but my energy has picked up. I can als...

Hi everybody, today is day 5 and things are getting better except for the swelling and I still cannot close my mouth as im still numb. So my jaw is in elastics with my mouth prettty much wide open and it bothers me that the lips do not meet and I cannot close it. The reason i had this surgery was to...

Hi everybody I'm back at home after 2 days in the hospital. The surgeon said everything went well. My first night was rough to say the least with all the saliva and pain. I did not have issues breathing though so that was a relief. Sleeping was hard I maybe got like 2-3 hours at the most. The second...

Surgical hooks so far have not been a issue for me I guess maybe because of my big overbite. I can see probably see it hurting when the elastics will come on with the new bite. I guess I am lucky my braces already had some hooks i can only count surgical 8 hooks. Woodwillow we hope you are recoverin...

I spent the weekend in the company of friends...watched the big game it was so much fun. I think i'm just about ready, felling a bit anxious and want to it to be over with. One more sleep because i know i probably won't be sleeping tomorrow. Good luck everybody! I wil update as soon as possible. Go ...

Good luck Woodwillow i am sure it will go well. Welcome emdanut you are a 8 days after me. I am scheduled for the 8th. I think losing weight will come with the territory, let's just all hope we have energy to be able to eat and get liquids in the system. I am starting to get anxious I just hope i do...

Hey everyone saw I had my appointment with the surgeon today and it went well. I felt like time flew like crazy! I met the assistant to take pictures and wax stuff, watched the video and got instructions on the dreaded liquid diet/hygiene. Being the forgetful person that i am, i left my list of ques...

Thanks woodwillow! I'm planning on taking the week before my surgery off from work so i can fully prepare my meals and purchase all of the essentials. I have a lot of appointments for molds/x-rays/ ct scans. I'll get my surgical braces on and see the oral surgeon/amesiologist around the same time. M...

I'm having surgery scheduled for February 8th for a maxillary and mandibular osteotomy (thats the medical term on my letter) surgery. It's a double jaw surgery. There is a lot of information on this site so I have an idea to a certain extent what to expect so i'm not too too nervous. The only thing ...