). My bite was feeling & looking pretty good - much better than before surgery. Then at around 5 weeks post-op my Ortho took over and now my bite feels so akward and my facial symmetry is now off (symmetry was fine prior to surgery). I don't know what in the world is going on and I'm not getting any answers from my Ortho.Did anyone else have a change in facial symmetry after lower jaw surgery alone? Has anyone else not been happy with results around 6 weeks post-op forward? Did things finally work out or are you still unhappy? Keep in mind that my surgery was medically necessary due to a severe overbite.
I loved to smile during the first 5 weeks (as much as I could) but I HATE smiling now because my top and bottom arches are no longer level and aligned (I'm assuming here that I'm using the correct terms).
I know that the left side of my jaw was advanced more than the right side during surgery. But again, the first 5 weeks prior to my Ortho taking over, my midline lined up, my arches looked great and aside from the swelling, my face appeared to still be symmetrical. Maybe it's a coicidence that this happened at the same time my Ortho took over. But all I know is that now, if you take a picture of me looking straight ahead, my eyes are no longer completely level with each other and my jaw looks larger on the side where the eye looks higher. I doubt other people are noticing this (I don't look like a zombie or anything) but it's definitely noticeable to me...especially when I compare current pictures to pre-surgical pictures.
As far as my bite...what in the world happened in the past 2 weeks??? My Ortho said I have to wear crossbite elastics on both sides when I go back at my next appt. Why? I didn't have this problem pre-surgery. My midline is off again BIG TIME! And even my husband agrees that it looks as if all the teeth on the lower left are now sitting higher than all the teeth on the lower right side. What in the world? When I open my mouth and hold it to where my teeth are not touching, I have more room between the upper and lower teeth on the right side than I do on the left side. And the left side appears to be majorly constricted compared to the right side.
I hope some of this makes sense. And I hope someone can relate and give me a happy ending. I'm scared, to say the least. I have this uneasy feeling that a second surgery is in my future. And that angers me, because my lower jaw advancement was supposed to be so routine and straightfoward yielding me excellent results post-op.
I regretted the decision to have this surgery during the first 2 weeks post-op because of the infection and pain. But then I was glad I did it. Until now. And I'm scared to death I made a horrible decision and that I'm now worse off than I was before and I should have left well enough alone!
) Just wanted to offer support and suggest a serious discussion with your OD. Be firm and make sure you completely understand where they are going. There is always a second opinion....might be worth it to talk to another ortho? Just my thoughts....good luck and take care.
