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Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:29 am
by lukeaj
Hi everyone, I'm new to the board and it feels great to find a community where people are going through the same/similar things as you feel freakishly different/alone during recovery! Haha. I had a large overbite which has effected my confidence for years, always trying to push my jaw out when people looked at me from the side, always touching my face to hide it. I Had surgery last thursday and today marks the 1 week and end of my antibiotics! Here is some pictures to track my recovery.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 5
1 WEEK!
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:41 pm
by Railroads
You're recovering fast. I see almost no swelling on the 1 week photo. Hope I recover as fast as you after my underbite surgery. Looks great btw
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:46 am
by lukeaj
Day 8
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:48 am
by lukeaj
Railroads wrote:You're recovering fast. I see almost no swelling on the 1 week photo. Hope I recover as fast as you after my underbite surgery. Looks great btw
Thanks alot. Feel so much better even with some swelling than I did before surgery! Yes it seems to be going down fast, I've made sure from day 1 to get up, get a shower, take the dog for a walk. Makes you feel better and I'm sure getting out and about brings the swelling down much faster than laying in bed!
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:56 am
by Chiara
wow day 8 looks great.
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:08 am
by lukeaj
Chiara wrote:wow day 8 looks great.
thanks! already feeling alot more confident, surgery was the best decision I ever made
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:09 am
by lukeaj
DAY 10
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:34 am
by Dweezel
It looks like you're recovering really quickly. The day 10 pic looks great! I'm 48 hours from a lower jaw advancement so I'm crossing my fingers that my post-op and results go as well as yours Luke.
Cheers,
Chris
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:59 am
by lukeaj
Dweezel wrote:It looks like you're recovering really quickly. The day 10 pic looks great! I'm 48 hours from a lower jaw advancement so I'm crossing my fingers that my post-op and results go as well as yours Luke.
Cheers,
Chris
Hi Chris, thanks a lot! the first week is the hardest because you feel fine in yourself but your appearance says otherwise. I found the quicker you get out and about though the quicker the swelling goes, laying in bed won't help. As for the operation I was so anxious going in, but you're in the anaesthetic room then you literally just wake up confused and it's all done! Nothing to worry about at all. Good luck!
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:29 pm
by oimysizex
Wow looks like you started recovering quite quickly. You're also a good looking chap!
Re: Lower jaw surgery, 1 week mark [Pictures]
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:03 am
by freakyteeth
You look great! Minimal bruising.