Brandy- I have not been wired shut or had a splint, or elastics throughout this whole thing (to my complete shock too!). I woke up in the intensive care unit with just my braces on. My surgeon said it partly depends on the condition of your bone on what type of fixation is needed after, and that until you are actually under the knife they can't tell what will be needed.
I guess all that milk I was forced to drink in my younger years finally paid off!
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It's so nice to have this site to get feedback, because I think it's only once you are going through all of this ortho stuff that you learn to pay such close attention to facial structure. When I am on the public transit, I can't help but look at peoples chins and jawlines because this surgery makes you
obsessed.
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It's nice that you guys see a difference (a good difference at that) because so many of my friends think that there is
no change in my face (minus some swelling), including my best friend who has known me forever. No matter what, I feel a HUGE change inside of my mouth with my bite....which is why I did this all...but I had been hoping for some slight cosmetic impovement as a little bonus on the side:)