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The best advice I received pre-surgery was: relax, and think positive thoughts.

I wrote about my hospitcal experience here: http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/2007/02 ... -side.html

Hope it helps!

I second that. Talk to an oral surgeon. Better yet, talk to at least two. They do this for a living. Chances are, they've seen, or even operated on cases just like yours. You won't know until you consult them!

http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/

My chin looked really long as well (vertically). When I went for consultation, my oral surgeon told me that the appearance can be reduced - not through jaw shaving, but through tilting the lower jaw. In other words, he tipped my lower jaw in through surgery. As a result, now my face is 9 mm shorter!...

Hi Loulou - I went through all this a year ago. Browse through my blog - it'll give you an idea of what to expect throughout this whole ordeal.

http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/

You'll see lots of before and after photos there!

....but you'll get where you should be at the end. I had an edge-on-edge bite, they made it look worse with 12 months of braces.... then after surgery my jaws snapped into the right positions.

http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/

You'll see lots of before and after photos on my blog!

The weeks after double jaw surgery are the most difficult.... but you'll pull through! I did a year ago. You'll have lots of improvements to look forward to!

http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/

Hi there everyone! http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/ I hit my one year post op anniversary last Thursday. Had upper and lower jaw surgery a year ago on January 31st. I have a very detailed blog at http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/ with lots of before and after photos. Hopefully you'll find it useful a...

I second what "ohmyjaw" said. I had upper and lower jaw surgery, too. The energy level drops pretty dramatically in the first two to three weeks. But after that it's almost EZ street.

Kristen
http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/

Hey everyone! I'm three months post op. Had upper and lower jaw surgery on January 31st. Healing well, no complications, and eating almost anything I want (which may NOT be a good thing). ;) I've posted lots of photos here on the blog - a chronicle of the whole braces/surgery/recovery experience. Ho...

You definitely look happier!

I'm 11 weeks post op. Had upper and lower jaw surgery.

http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/

I had upper and lower jaw surgery on January 31st. Now I'm 2 months post op! Still some swelling and some numbness - but other than that, all's well! http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/

Hey guys, I had an edge-on-edge bite where my upper and lower teeth were on the same vertical plane (as opposed to the upper falling in front of the lower). From the looks of it, you'd think it's an underbite. And oh yeah, I HATED my big lower jaw!! After a year of braces, I had my upper and lower j...

Hey guys, I had an edge-on-edge bite where my upper and lower teeth were on the same vertical plane (as opposed to the upper falling in front of the lower). From the looks of it, you'd think it's an underbite. And oh yeah, I HATED my big lower jaw!! After a year of braces, I had my upper and lower j...

Hey guys, I had an edge-on-edge bite where my upper and lower teeth were on the same vertical plane (as opposed to the upper falling in front of the lower). From the looks of it, you'd think it's an underbite. And oh yeah, I HATED my big lower jaw!! After a year of braces, I had my upper and lower j...

Hey Exodus, I had something similar to an underbite - it was an edge-on-edge bite - and I had double jaw surgery on 1/31. Where in California do you live? I might be able to recommend my surgeon to you. I'm in the Bay Area.

Kristen
http://bracemyself.blogspot.com/