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I smoke hookah daily. I noticed that my healing in small cuts and wounds became noticeably poorer after I started smoking a couple of years ago. My surgery is scheduled for Dec. 15 and I'm planning to completely stop smoking at least for some period before and after the surgery. Any scientific recom...

My canines took 3 years to move, and the right side canines have still not moved completely to the intended place. My ortho said it was unusual and he has never seen a case like mine but it wasn't unheard of. I still have a very small gap next to my right canine and he decided to proceed with the su...

Have any of you fellas had an experience with Dr. Sidney Eisig in New York? I'm considering him for a double jaw surgery. Where does he do his operations? And any idea about out of pocket cost?

[quote="Nozzelnut"] BTW those money grubbing insurance companies have premiums paid by folks like me that work pretty hard for what I have. So I take offence when you say you want to pull one over on them. That would only make my rates go up.[/quote] Thanks for the information. Sorry if yo...

First off, sorry if this thread seems ignorant or stupid, but knowledge starts somewhere. I'm not from the US and I visit the US quite a lot. Never had I set a foot in the US before getting a $2/day insurance policy to cover any emergencies. I'm almost ready to do my double-jaw surgery, and will mos...

Been on braces for ~2.5yrs and I'm almost ready for a double-jaw + chin surgery. I saw Dr. Super in Manhattan a while back, and he provided his assessment of the case along with expected before-after images based on his calculations on Dolphin software (sp?). Estimated cost is about $41K. Will pay o...