Swelling after jaw surgery
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Swelling after jaw surgery
Hi, I got upper jaw surgery to correct my underbite on the 6th last week. My swelling has went down allot since then but I still I don’t look like myself. I am scared these are the permanent results. I seen my surgeon a few days ago for post op appointment he was going on with how good I look and how everything is going well, but now I am scared my face won’t ever look normal again. How long does it usually take for swelling to go down after jaw surgery?
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I am about 7 weeks postop and pretty much have no swelling remaining that will cause a noticeable change in appearance, I am in a state of regret as I absolutely hate the aesthetic outcome
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I am about 12 weeks post op and still have visible swelling. I have heard it will take up to a year for all of the swelling to go down. I look completely different at 12 weeks then I did at 1 week. Don’t worry, it takes time for the swelling to go down, and for your final results to appear. Just be patient
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I’m sorry the outcome didn’t come out as you expected ): I thi I there might still be time allot of people said there swelling DIDNT go down until around month 3-4.
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Thank you. I’ve heard from allot of people swelling doenst go down until month 3-4.Kristen wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:59 pm I am about 12 weeks post op and still have visible swelling. I have heard it will take up to a year for all of the swelling to go down. I look completely different at 12 weeks then I did at 1 week. Don’t worry, it takes time for the swelling to go down, and for your final results to appear. Just be patient
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Most of my swelling went down after 2 months. There is some residual swelling around the cheekbone/nose area that takes a LONG time to go. Like 6 months+. But that isn't very noticeable.
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I'm 11 months post op for upper and lower and swelling was mainly gone at 3-4 months but I still noti ex residual swelling several months along. However even with most of it gone I see the significant changes that you may be experiencing as well and I'm displeased to say the least. I'm hoping for a revision surgery.