Hello everyone! I am 4 weeks post op and really wish I had come across this forum earlier! I had both upper and lower jaw surgery for an underbite and open but as well as genioplasty. So far I think the recovery has gone fairly smoothly, I can open 25mm and am aiming for 30mm by the 6 week mark. I have a few post-op questions for those who have been through the process.
How long before your swelling was completely gone? I would say my swelling is about 90-95% gone but it seems to have stalled there and hasn't really went down for the past week. Should there be any reason for concern?
I was wired shut for 15 days and am now wearing double bands on either side of my mouth and a "box" elastic at night. I'm finding that right now my teeth are causing me the most pain and have actually moved quite a bit from being pulled by the elastics. Although I'm not allowed to chew anything until 6 weeks post-op I attempted to chew a piece of pasta the other night and my teeth screamed in pain as soon as they touched the pasta. Anyone else experience this?
Post-op questions
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