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Hi to everybody. In a few weeks i will have Bimaxillary surgery because of my Sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Obviously i'm scared as hell, and i was wondering if anyone had surgery for OSAS and what was the outcome! Anyhow, i would advise everybody to register at jawsurgeryforums.com (i'm a steady mem...

when i say my occlusion is good is both my ortho both my opinion.

thankyou for your anwer. it did reassure me.

has anyone on the forum had my same surgery (maxillary impaction and genioplasty)??

Im starting to get very closed to the surgery so im starting to doubt...but not the surgery itself but rather the TYPE of surgery. Im not sure if 5 mm of impaction + genio ALONE will be enough to balance out my face ( i believe my main issue is a retrognathic mandible, my surgeon says it will autoro...

probably youve got vertical maxillary excess with/without a receding mandible.

IF your issues are REAL, you will certainly need a maxillary impaction maybe associated with a bsso or a genioplasty.

Hi to everyone, i am about to have my surgery (end of february, start of march?) and it has been difficult to convince my parents who were firmly against it. one night, very depressed, i wrote a letter to my mom where i really opened my heart and i put on paper everythin i kept inside for months, an...

Actually, I will wear braces but my occlusion will stay the same so I will only have them I for 1/2 weeks. I don't have an open bite. My issues are: long face, receding chin, mentalis strain, lip incompetence. By impacting the maxilla by 5 mm, the mandible will auto rotate forward. I will even have ...

Yes, i will not nave the entirr journey of ortho repositioning, but I will have braces for 2 weeks or so... Do you advice me this surgery???

Someone!????

Hi guys I'm new and I'm freakin out!! I have this surgery in one month only this and a genioplasty, so no braces! I actually don't have a gummy smile but I do have lip incompetence and a weak profile. My occlusion won't be changed. Who did anything similar? Please give me any info!!!