Muscle mobility timeline?

[jennynnej]

Hey there! I'm 7 weeks post op for double jaw surgery to correct an underbite. I've been looking online for a vague timeline of when other people found that their ability to open their mouths went back to normal but I can't find anything! Right now I can only open to just wider than the width of my baby finger. I was wondering what other people's experience was, when did you find you could open your mouth wide?

Any replies would be so useful, thank you!

[jaime]

Personally, mine never did, and I'm now going to physiotherapy a year after surgery to help stretch the muscles.

From what I remember from my cohort of surgery buddies on here, I think it was around the 6 month mark that they were mostly back to normal.

[snapdresser]

From what I remember from my cohort of surgery buddies on here, I think it was around the 6 month mark that they were mostly back to normal.

That sounds about right.

[Branwillaws]

I'm 4 weeks post op from a double jaw surgery and I'm able to open 3 fingers. Opening and closing my mouth feels pretty normal too me.

[Tgirl22]

I'm just at 6 months post op.... I have been going to physical therapy twice a week since May.. The therapists all said I shouldn't have been in sooner but my surgeon didn't refer me anywhere, it took my Orthodontist to finally refer me.. I started at my opening of 13, I'm now at 27. Avg opening is 40-50 and I was probably closer to the 50...