Metal Mouth Message Board

NAHKY

your time is here buddy.

alf will do a great job believe me.

just look at me 5 months ago he operated on me and ive turned out fine.

enjoy ur stay at the hospital its a nice place.

have fun!!!
and

GOODLUCK DUDE!

i thought i would give an update. its been 4 1/2 weeks since the operation and im eating normal again. saw my orthodontist just before and my top wire was changed. ive got powerchains on plus elastics. luckily i still haven't got any feeling back so i can't feel any pressure. ive got a slight cross ...

Hey there, I had upper jaw surgery around 4 1/2 weeks ago. Basically it was a simply operation. The surgeon cut through jaw bone (broke it). Once that is done he can move it forward or back depending on every ones case. Then he put the metal plates and screws in and put it all back together. Once th...

Update 3 weeks after Operation. Monday saw my surgeon. Got the OK to start building up my diet. Said ive healed very well and should be back to normal by the fourth week. Today i saw my orthodontist to start the next stage in my treatment. He examined my mouth for about 5 minutes. He said that i hav...

16 days post op. thought i give a quick update on my progess. everything is going along nicely. thought i would post some pics. last couple of days my breath has got really smelling. took me 3 days to work out why. its my tongue. i haven't been able to brush it for 2 1/2 weeks. there is all mac and ...

2 weeks have flown since my operation. Two weeks ago to this time i was in the recovery room coming to grips with myself after an intensive and rugged operation. Fast forward till now and im my normal self. My swelling has gone right down expect for my cheeks. My surgeon did some work to them so hop...

Hi Mart. I was in the same position as you with an underbite. I had surgery 12 days ago and it was the best desicion i have made. I can assure you once 72 hours are over after the operation everything is ok. I lost 4 kilos after the operation and im still on soft foods for another week. One question...

Finially i learnt to post pics on this site. OK got two pics of before and after. first pic was taken night before surgery and second was taken today

Well let me tell everyone. Get jaw surgery done be prepared for some tough days when u come out but after a week ur a new person. My face is starting to settle down with swelling and my face looks great. I keep looking in the mirror and see that my teeth actually meet properly. I can't wait till i s...

I had jaw surgery last wednesday on my upper jaw as it was moved forward 1cm. one of the elastics broke that are in place between my upper and lower jaws. i rang up my surgeon rooms and they told me to come in next week for one the surgeons to look at it. im kinda worried about it. can any one relat...

Hi Norman,

U should do the surgery. i had an upper advancment and checkbone surgery last week. the first few days are really tough but get through that and the results are amazing well after the swelling goes down. get it done mate u will be so happy with the after you.

thanks
cassad

It has been a week since i had the surgery. Saw my surgeon today said i look great. touched my face and said i was holding up pretty good. Put a long metal thing in my nose to break some of the stuff up there. Grabbed my nose and told me to continue with soft foods for another week and a half. He to...

Day 5 Post Op - Around 7pm Today probably the best i have felt since my surgery. My swelling has subsidsed quite a bit. Went out the house felt really good. Im missing real food. Lost around 3kgs. Which is ok. My speech is very hard to understand. Been painfree now for around 24 hours which is a goo...

7pm - 4 days post op Today Christmas Day. I thought today of all days i would be the day where i indugle in ham, chicken and the works. but today i stayed home watching dvds and drinking soup. im on a soft diet 4 days post op. pureded stuff. with having upper jaw surgery my head feels so heady. the ...

3 days post op - around 7pm today was an ok day. ive found the soft food diet is taking its tool with me not having alot of engery. my face has got a bit bigger with swelling and i feel so heady. ive lost around 2 kgs already which isn't too bad. this surgery i reckon u have to have some guts becaus...