How many times did you meet with surgeon pre surgeon

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Class2geo
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How many times did you meet with surgeon pre surgeon

#1 Post by Class2geo »

My surgeon removed my wisdom teeth and sent me to get braces back in October haven't seen him since. He said itl be 12 months before I can have surgery. It's been 6. I'm just wondering is it normal?

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ZiziOConnor
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#2 Post by ZiziOConnor »

I think that's normal. That's similar to me. I met with my surgeon for a consult in Oct 2015. My next appointment with him is Nov 2016, for the pre-surgery workup.
Skeletal open bite (long face)
Self-ligating braces installed 3 Nov 2015.
Double jaw surgery 17 Jan 2017.
Upper jaw expanded and moved up and forward 2 mm. Mandible moved forward 6 mm.
https://www.instagram.com/jawsurgery.dani/

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#3 Post by joecinq03 »

Your ortho will have you make an appointment with your surgeon when he thinks you're surgically ready, that's when you do the pre-op stuff -- if the surgeon agrees with the ortho.

Class2geo
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#4 Post by Class2geo »

ZiziOConnor wrote:I think that's normal. That's similar to me. I met with my surgeon for a consult in Oct 2015. My next appointment with him is Nov 2016, for the pre-surgery workup.
Wow same as me. Seems normal then haha

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#5 Post by EWUgal15 »

I had a consult with my surgeon before getting my braces and then check ups every 3 months until I was cleared by the orthodontist for surgery. Pre-op was a week before surgery then I saw him regularly for 4 months post op.

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#6 Post by jaime »

Totally normal!

I had SARPE before my braces went on. In June 2014 when it had been 6 months since SARPE and 1 month since braces, I was told it'd be a year before I was ready for surgery. I don't think I saw my surgeon again until the day before surgery.
SARPE: December 19, 2013
Expander out/TPA in: May 13th, 2014
Upper and lower braces: May 21, 2014
Lefort I + BSSO + sliding genioplasty: June 11, 2015
Braces off: November 28th, 2016!!!
Braces on again, upper and lower: September 3, 2024

My ArchWired thread (last updated November 29th, 2016)

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#7 Post by sirwired »

My case was fiendishly complex, so I had three or four visits just before/just after the braces went on. After that, I didn't see the surgeon until the final "run-up" to surgery. That took two or three visits.

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