Re: Male, Underbite, double jaw surgery (Pics recent as of 5.30.12)

[neferkitti]

Haha thanks you guys!  Neferkitti, I can open my mouth about an inch.  Enough to eat most things, though my sister got a kick out of watching me eat a muffin yesterday. 

An inch is pretty impressive. I was unbanded long before 6 weeks, so maybe that's why my range was so small in the beginning. I had this awkward hand-mouth coordination problem for weeks. When eating, I'd aim for what I thought was my mouth and, instead, get whatever I was eating on my cheeks, chin, etc. It wasn't very elegant, but I'm sure it was pure entertainment for others.

Do you have residual numbness?

[stevek216]

Do you have residual numbness?

Hardly any.  There is a tiny bit of numbness remaining on the sides of my chin, and my gums are pretty numb still by my teeth.  Other than that I'm basically golden.  The last thing to go is the stupid swelling around my nose and upper lip!  Soon though.

[stevek216]

It was pretty annoying but at the same time it was kind of like "out of sight, out of mind'.  I used a lot of mouthwash and the more immediate problems of talking and eating were so much more annoying.  But yes, haha, not brushing was a pretty gross feeling!

[stevek216]

Added some more pics for my EXACTLY 8 week anniversary

[stevek216]

It definitely widens, but I'm not sure if it's a flaw.  I like my face when I'm smiling.  But again, there is some persistent swelling, so I'm viewing this as a maximum wideness.  If my nose were to never change, from now to kingdom come, though, I wouldn't complain.

[neferkitti]

Smiling like less of a dope. But more like I'm on crack. There is no middle ground.

Steve is bringing the funny! 


Wow! Your blue eyes are intense in your recent pics. Looking great! It seems that most in the Class III group are getting great results. Any profile photos?

[stevek216]

I can try to take some soon, I have to get over the habit of avoiding profile pics at all costs

[neferkitti]

I can try to take some soon, I have to get over the habit of avoiding profile pics at all costs

Take your time   but cannot wait to see.

[stevek216]

Sorry for the ridiculously long reply time, I could've sworn I replied.  I plan to keep it in for life barring complications, it really doesn't bother me that it's in there.  If anything it's a conversation piece, albeit a weird one.  Frankly though, I've all but forgotten that it's in there.

[Blues]

Damn fine results there, congratulations mate you look great! 

[Eroica]

You look pretty badass.

[stevek216]

Damn fine results there, congratulations mate you look great! 

Thanks! I'll post more pictures soon, I missed the three month mark but I'm getting close enough to four that I'll probably just combine 'em.  The swelling has gone down a bit more.

[stevek216]

You look pretty badass.

Haha thanks! I think that's a good thing I'm pretty far from badass but I'm glad that I can pull off the look if I want to!

[stevek216]

SO I was totally going to update with photos.  But I'm getting my braces off in two weeks.  So I figured I'd wait until then.  Photos will come though!

[treevernal]

Nice, you must be psyched to get em off!