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if anyone has any insight on this, please help me!!!

Update: I finally got a second opinion who said I was definitely impacted way too much - in fact, he may not have touched my maxilla at all! However, he really strongly urged me against doing a downgraft revision, saying it never turns out well and always has complications. This was very dishearteni...

Hi raindrop, first of all I am so sorry you are going through this. Especially since you weren’t made aware by your surgeon of the risks and aesthetic consequences, I can imagine this has been very upsetting. Based on what the 4 surgeons said, I would urge you to wait until 6 months post op to make ...

@snapdresser thanks so much for the kind reply. I started therapy 4 months post-op and it has been a great help during this challenging time. Do you happen to know if anyone has had successful downgraft revision experiences? Revision no doubt comes with risks, and I would really appreciate hearing o...

Hi bbsadmin, Thanks so much for your reply. Both of my parents are incredibly angered and disturbed by what happened to me and deeply regret not playing a larger role in the process of planning for my original surgery. They are both going to be part of every appointment going forward and are going t...

Hi everyone, I'm a 21 year old female who had DJS this past summer to correct an overbite. This surgery is something that I had thought long and hard about since beginning orthodontics at age 8 (yes, that young), and last year I finally decided to commit. I got my surgery with the goal of correcting...