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Hello all. 6 months ago, on December 4th, 2018, I had surgery to correct my maxillary deficiency. I had double jaw surgery; my lower jaw was set back and my upper jaw was portioned into three parts and expanded, as well as advanced forward. I know a lot of people struggle with post-surgical complica...

Good Morning, I have BCBS federal which will cover the surgery when certain conditions are met. The primary reason that I had was sleep apnea. However; when I went for my pre-surgery visit, the surgeon said mine would be easily approved because of my large over-jet that occurred during the pre-surg...

Hi There-I would imagine that if your jaw has been banded shut for five weeks, it's normal to feel the pressure. However; I'm not your surgeon just someone who's had the surgery. My big issue after surgery was super painful popping. Similar to someone pulling back a rubber band and releasing it to ...

Bump for question; I don't find it necessary to create a new thread. Surgery went well, was banded shut for 5 weeks. Segmental LeFort I + BSSO surgeries performed. Still numb in both lips and chin but numbness on cheeks has almost disappeared. I have been out of my splint/unbanded for two days now. ...

Double jaw surgery to take place on December 4th, 2018. Hoping for the best!

Bump for anyone interested. I am now in braces, and my bite is starting to slowly change. It takes more effort to speak, especially with certain sounds and letters. Turns out, I have not condylar hyperplasia, but mandibular laterognathia (or hemimamdibular elongation), confirmed by my surgeon who I ...

Thank you everyone for responding! I’ve met with the university surgeon referenced in an earlier post. The surgeon explained that I had hemimandibular elongation , otherwise known as unilateral condylar hyperplasia (possibly CH type 1B). There is a cant of my upper jaw and a horizontal shift of my m...

Thank you for taking the time to reply! So I am currently covered under United Healthcare's medical plan, which excludes orthognathic surgery except in emergency circumstances (i.e. accident). Luckily, my mother works in the dental industry. She has consulted a surgeon that teaches at a local, well ...

I never get any responses on here - why is that? Anyways, I am a 20 year old college student who is trying to get surgery to correct an underbite. According to my orthodontist, the underbite is a 5/6mm anterior crossbite with unilateral posterior crossbite on the left side, along with a mandibular m...

Age 20, classified as genetic skeletal class III. At age 15, bite was perfect. Now at age 20, my underbite has relapsed significantly. Could this be possible hemimandibular/condylar hyperplasia? or maxiliary hypoplasia? Photo album below with captions. https://imgur.com/a/Qb99l My current insurance ...

[quote="Rebeccasmells"][quote="Rebeccasmells"]What area is your family from?[/quote] In the world? Bet you wish you had surgey now.[/quote] Not sure what that means when I stated that I was willing to get surgery to treat it. Was asking what steps should I take next, essentially.

https://m.imgur.com/a/1pY1a

I have created an album. The younger picture of me was taken in June 2013 post orthodontic treatment. The rest are me and my bite currently.

Bumped. I do have pictures if anyone is interested in seeing a visual rather than a description.

Title. Kinda wanted to know what are a couple things I should know about jaw surgery that doctors can't help you with, or little tips and tricks you may have picked uo from your own.

Thank you for your reply. I am looking forward to hearing other forum members' opinions. Since I cannot edit my original post, I would like to add that there is a crossbite as my midline has shifted. My teeth are also "straight" in the sense that they were corrected by braces and have reta...