Metal Mouth Message Board

Believe me, 20 years old is not old to have braces... try 31. Even at my age I know there are older people than me on this forum that have braces. I guess it's just when you get older you care less about what others think... I am not an authority on the subject by any measure, but when I read they p...

Thank you so much Katemm! You are sooo sweet! :D This week I have been going through a bit of a post-op depression. I am just tired of being in pain and swollen and would just like to get back to how things were before. So your kind wonderful words couldn't have come at a better time! Thanks again! ...

Hi there Debly and welcome to the group! I'm becoming a veteran surgery person as well... just had the 5th one! I am about 9 days post-op and can say that I am going through a mini identity crisis right now with my new look. I had LeFort 1 done on Dec 27th, which basically means they moved my upper ...

Smile, I'm not super sure but I think what they do is make an incision at the top of each cheekbone, stick a huge needle down there, about the size of a small straw, and hook near the corner of my mouth and then somehow suspend it with a suture, lifting and suspending that fat pad in there. In my pi...

Thanks again, Delag and Meryaten! You guys are always there to give a kind word and awesome support - I really appreciate it! Today it feels like I have dull chisels in my temples that are trying to pry the top of my head off. I had a followup with the OS this morning, he said things were coming alo...

Hey there smile2006- Thanks! Yeah it's definitely strange to see my mouth look so different! I was so used to having that barraccuda/bulldog look, but thank God it's gone! Yay!!! :-* I do have some partial numbness but got the feeling back in the roof of my mouth yesterday. Right now the most painfu...

I forgot to mention to whomever might be interested - I posted some new pictures... just click on my link! The newest ones should be first, and most of them have the date. I even have a horrible hospital picture on there - it looks like I'd just been run over!

Sorry about all the multiple posts! I was having serious issues with the site last night!

Sorry about all the multiple posts! I was having serious issues with the site last night!

Well it all depends on what needs to be done to you. In my case it turns out that my upper jaw just never developed right. My surgeon didn't feel comfortable widening AND moving me forward at one time. He said that in my case it would create alot of instablility while I was healing which he didn't f...

Well it all depends on what needs to be done to you. My surgeon didn't feel comfortable widening AND moving me forward at one time. He said that in my case it would create alot of instablility while I was healing which he didn't feel comfortable with. That was just my situation though. So back in Ma...

Well it all depends on what needs to be done to you. My surgeon didn't feel comfortable widening AND moving me forward at one time. He said that in my case it would create alot of instablility while I was healing which he didn't feel comfortable with. That was just my situation though. So back in Ma...

Yeah I definitely learned that my fella is a keeper with this experience! I've never been married but have been told many many times about how it all ends once you walk down the aisle! Maybe that's why I'm 31 and still single! :lol: Last night I had alot of pain but this morning I felt good enough t...

Yeah I definitely learned that my fella is a keeper with this experience! I've never been married but have been told many many times about how it all ends once you walk down the aisle! Maybe that's why I'm 31 and still single! :lol: Last night I had alot of pain but this morning I felt good enough t...

Yeah I definitely learned that my fella is a keeper with this experience! I've never been married but have been told many many times about how it all ends once you walk down the aisle! Maybe that's why I'm 31 and still single! :lol: Last night I had alot of pain but this morning I felt good enough t...