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I have the same thing and I am about 3 months post op from a Lefort, but it is only in one ear for me. I was told by the dr. that it might be what's called otitis media with effusion, which is basically a non-painful ear infection that resolves itself after a few weeks or months. It has seemed to ge...

Hi Scraggy, Hope you are past the worst of it! I had upper jaw surgery 17 days ago. Based on my experience, the bands should get looser or you will not have to wear them all the time. In my case, I had to wear them all day for the first 10 days and then only at night. I would assume as you heal and ...

Do you know what your movements were?

Good luck! I had a le fort I 5 days ago and the time is starting to fly by. Soon it will be all over and you'll be on the road to recovery!

Changes, I can take my bands off to eat and brush and I also get clicking/popping with some pain (which I did not have before the surgery). Also, I have some pains in my lower jaw when my pain medicine wears off. I am assuming these things are normal since the bands put a lot of pressure on the bite...

I'm glad that everyone sounds like they are doing well. I am just about to be discharged after spending the night in the hospital. Ended up having my upper jaw moved up 8 mm and forward 5 mm. Not feeling too bad other than the splint and bands. I must say I'm jealous of those who have gotten their s...

I think you'd need to provide a lot more information to get any sort of accurate estimate. From what I've read, it generally ranges between 3 months and about a year.

Welcome and congrats on getting your approval!

I am also from Minnesota but I only consulted with surgeons in the twin cites so I don't know dr. Viozzi. However, I've read some good things about the mayo max facial people.

There is a lot of information here, so good luck with the research!

It means that when the lips are at rest, you cannot see the teeth at all. In other words, the lips fully meet.

Hope all goes well Pug, sounds like you're in good hands! It's hard to imagine the changes everyone will go through this month. It is going to be a big change for me as I did not require braces for the surgery so I am going to go under and wake up with banded archbars and a new upper jaw. It's not g...

You are less than three weeks post op. Generally, you need to wait couple months before your true results will show up, sometimes as long as 6 months. It seems common that people who get jaw surgery go through a little bit of depression about their results from the 2 week through month and half peri...

I would think the first thing you want to do is look at your health insurance plan to make sure there really is an exclusion and it clearly excludes what you need to have done.

If it is clearly excluded then maybe it is correct that you have to go through your employer.

Good luck! I'm set for the 28th. Upper and possibly a genioplasty.

[quote="Lolasays"][quote="Tctjh0"]I have a similar problem, although perhaps more severe (my lips barely come together when straining - 15 mm gap at rest). I had teeth removed and braces as a teenager. This eliminated my overjet but did little to nothing for my lip incompetence. ...

I have a similar problem, although perhaps more severe (my lips barely come together when straining - 15 mm gap at rest). I had teeth removed and braces as a teenager. This eliminated my overjet but did little to nothing for my lip incompetence. Accordingly, I still breathe through my mouth exclusiv...