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My surgeon also shaved down the sides of my chin (although he didn't say how much) to make it "more feminine". Since it sticks out and it's pointier now I feel like I have a witch's chin (is that a thing?), would it be less invasive to maybe shave my chin down 2 mm instead of getting the s...

I would get a second surgery in a heartbeat to fix it, but I'm really concerned with the risk of permanent numbness. Most of my face is still numb from the first surgery so would getting a second surgery increase the chance of feeling never coming back?

Does anyone know if there's a way to lengthen teeth without destroying the tooth's enamel? Bonding maybe? I really don't know how any of this stuff works.

I had upper and lower jaw surgery + genioplasty on July 15th and I regret getting the genioplasty so much. I had my lower jaw moved backwards 4 mm to correct an underbite and then my chin moved forward 2 mm, the genioplasty wasn't necessary but my surgeon kind of insisted that it would be the best i...

bmueller:
He didn't take any type of measurements beforehand. He made a mold of my teeth but never measured anything in my mouth like you described. He also never discussed with me how many mms he'd be moving everything beforehand.

He said he moved it up 4 mm. When I asked him why he just said "because it was too far down" and kind of rushed me along because his office was busy. I'm really stressed out about it now, it's been almost a month now since the surgery and the swelling's been steadily going down but at rest...

Tctjh0: Alright, thanks for answering! I didn't know about the facial tissues and muscles adjusting, I guess that makes me feel a bit better about it. Hopefully my upper lip will go up a bit eventually. mmkay: I do have fairly large teeth so I feel like veneers would look kind of awkward, plus from ...

I'm 17, got upper and lower jaw surgery + sliding genioplasty on July 15th (almost 3 weeks post-op) to fix my underbite and openbite. The surgery went well and I'm recovering pretty quickly, but I've been really depressed about the results of the surgery. My midlines are off by a little bit but I'm ...