How long does surgery last for?

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#1 Post by **irishlady1980** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:56 am

Just curious of peoples experiences im going to have double jaw surgery soon and im itching with questions for my surgeon lol but i was wondering what other peoples experiences where on how long the actual surgery took.
Thanks everyone big smiles lol

#2 Post by **AF104** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:05 pm

It's highly variable. Mine took around five hours.

Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:38 pm

mine took 4 and a half hours but then i was kept in recovery/isu for 6 plus hours due to breathing complications!

#4 Post by **HokieTay** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:54 pm

The OS said it would take around 5 hours. However, it took around 7.5 hours!! Nothing went wrong, but I guess he just wanted to make sure everything was perfect. My upper jaw was moved up and forward some, while my lower jaw was moved forward as well.

#5 Post by **changes09** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:38 pm

i am having double jaw surgery and my doc says average for double jaw surgery is between 5 and 8 hours.

#6 Post by PJ » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:52 pm

I also had double jaw. I believe it took 2-3 hours. Not sure how long I was in recovery, but I know they were waking me up because I slept too long--they kept telling me to take deep breaths. And as soon as I was coherent, I had to pee immediately! :-O The nurses were lightening quick with the bedpan, though.

#7 Post by **archangel689** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:49 pm

I was knocked out a little after 8:30AM and woke up in recovery at 11:25AM. I remember looking at the clock. My mom talked to the surgeon a little after 11:15 AM, telling her there were no complications. This was bsso only. My surgeon says it takes 5 hours to do BSSO + Lefort I.

Thank god I didn't have obama-care.

#8 Post by **Winter2009** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:04 pm

BSSO, my surgeon told me it will take around 3hours.

3hrs seems a bit long for just BSSO, right

#9 Post by **marycotter5678** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:07 pm

My surgeon told me that for double jaw surgery it's around 5 hours, can be a bit longer depending on the case. He tol me for bottom jaw only it would be much quicker around 2 hours.

#10 Post by **Emaciated** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:47 pm

I was 8-hours for a double with a genio, but I bled a lot and it took me over an hour to completely pass out.

My experience:
http://thisisjustwrong.com ("Details" section)

#11 Post by **megankaz** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:11 am

Lower jaw BSSO.. Mine was 4 hours