Photos of results - Bimax & Jaw Angles - Dr Mommaerts
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:44 pm
Hi peeps,
Here are my before and after pics as promised. I am 6 weeks post-op from surgery performed by Maurice Mommaerts in Belgium. I wanted to wait until most of the swelling had gone down before I posted my pics so sorry for the delay.
Click on the link:
http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g387/maxfac/
username = maxfac
password = maxfac7
Procedures:
• Bimaxillary osteotomy surgery (Mandible 8/9mm advancement and Maxilla 4/5mm advancement)
• Jaw angle augmentation with Hydroxyappatite
• Fat removal from lower cheeks to accentuate jaw angles.
Although I can see an improvement, I personally think that my chin still recedes as it is behind my glabella in side view. And it seems to recede more on the right side than the left which shows in the photos. I will need a genioplasty but I’m not sure if genioplasty alone will be enough to bring the chin in line with the glabella. Professor Mommaerts said he didn’t think I would need a genioplasty but, because the bimax can affect the chin, to wait and see the results of bimax before we decide. For very big movements he said he sometimes leaves genio to a later date as too much in one go can cause muscles to relapse and more risk. But I knew all along I would need the chin extended in addition to the mandible as Miss J pointed that out in the analysis she did for me so she was spot on.
I think my jaw angles are an improvement but I would still like more angularity and they are very slightly uneven. I can’t really see a difference where the fat was removed but Prof said fat removal takes 2/3 months to show. So when it shows hopefully this will make me look more angular.
What I do find hard to see is the movement in the upper jaw. Prof said this would improve my naso-labial angle and make it less obtuse but as yet I can’t see any difference here.
I only really have one complication which is complete numbness on the left side of my tongue. Prof said this is very rare and unexpected and will take a long time to regain feeling but it will eventually come back. I certainly hope it does! It’s annoying as I keep biting my tongue but I’m getting used to it. Aside from that I just have numbness in my upper gums which I’m still waiting to clear up.
Anyway, I'd like to thank all the people on this forum who gave me advice and support through my healing period.
Here are my before and after pics as promised. I am 6 weeks post-op from surgery performed by Maurice Mommaerts in Belgium. I wanted to wait until most of the swelling had gone down before I posted my pics so sorry for the delay.
Click on the link:
http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g387/maxfac/
username = maxfac
password = maxfac7
Procedures:
• Bimaxillary osteotomy surgery (Mandible 8/9mm advancement and Maxilla 4/5mm advancement)
• Jaw angle augmentation with Hydroxyappatite
• Fat removal from lower cheeks to accentuate jaw angles.
Although I can see an improvement, I personally think that my chin still recedes as it is behind my glabella in side view. And it seems to recede more on the right side than the left which shows in the photos. I will need a genioplasty but I’m not sure if genioplasty alone will be enough to bring the chin in line with the glabella. Professor Mommaerts said he didn’t think I would need a genioplasty but, because the bimax can affect the chin, to wait and see the results of bimax before we decide. For very big movements he said he sometimes leaves genio to a later date as too much in one go can cause muscles to relapse and more risk. But I knew all along I would need the chin extended in addition to the mandible as Miss J pointed that out in the analysis she did for me so she was spot on.
I think my jaw angles are an improvement but I would still like more angularity and they are very slightly uneven. I can’t really see a difference where the fat was removed but Prof said fat removal takes 2/3 months to show. So when it shows hopefully this will make me look more angular.
What I do find hard to see is the movement in the upper jaw. Prof said this would improve my naso-labial angle and make it less obtuse but as yet I can’t see any difference here.
I only really have one complication which is complete numbness on the left side of my tongue. Prof said this is very rare and unexpected and will take a long time to regain feeling but it will eventually come back. I certainly hope it does! It’s annoying as I keep biting my tongue but I’m getting used to it. Aside from that I just have numbness in my upper gums which I’m still waiting to clear up.
Anyway, I'd like to thank all the people on this forum who gave me advice and support through my healing period.