pain when i smile and laugh/stiches?

[dancindiva92]

I had my surgery Aug 31, upper jaw, and i am soo happy i got it done, but i was wondering if anyone else had pain when they smile and laugh, is it the stiches? and how long till it stops hurting... it sucks cause im always giggling lol ... well it doesnt suck but you know, kinda a pain in the bum

[AF104]

The muscles of your face are stretched. That leads to pain while smiling or laughing. It should go away after about one month.

[eveningninja]

Yes I had pain when I smiled and laughed for the first couple of weeks. It's normal.

[Tribal]

I had pain the first week as well. The worst was when I was watching an episode of Top Gear - it's impossible not to laugh! Mine seemed to go away after the first week and a half or so, although it still feels odd to smile. Seems to be right around where the stitches would have been so thinking it's just the scar tissue.

[changes09]

I had my stitches taken out today, and once they were taken out i can laugh and smile with no pain. It is the stitches that hurt when you smile. Of course I can't smile as wide as I use to. I still have that pulling (not painful) feeling when I smile due to swelling. So once you get the stitches out you will smile pain free.

[blindboarder2008]

I to agree, that it takes about a month for that pain to disapate howerer that being said, im kinda back to that stage abit because I have a sinus/gum root infection on my left side! Thankfully it not as painful as it would have been right after surgery.

Another thing that is a pain after surgery is yawning cause it kills (sharp pain that lasts for a few seconds). I'm told though that does get better over time!!! it has gotten immensesly better already but i can kinda still feel the dull ache every once and a while