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Thanks for the well wishes. I do have one question though. This may be something I'm noticing because of the numbing of my upper palate but it seems as though my upper palate (especially in the back) is a lot lower than it was. I mean A LOT LOWER.

Is that normal?

I got back from the hospital yesterday. I had a Le Fort 1. They cut my upper palate to widen it (to correct a cross-bite on both sides), they brought my upper front teeth forward and down a little bit too. My surgery was at 1:00PM or so, I was awake again around 4:00PM. They stuck a bunch of cocaine...

Wow, most people have paid a whole lot more than what I'm probably going to end up paying. Although, my surgery isn't as extensive so that's probably at least partly why. I'm going to get the care credit to pay for my surgery and then just make (huge) payments so I can pay it off in a year with no i...

Hello, This is my first post to the forum. I've come around to lurk a few times and I've learned a lot, but now I have a question about the cost of surgery. I got braces back in December of 2006. I've had them for over a year and now I'm about to have upper jaw surgery at the end of February. My ins...