So you had 10mm jaw + 6 genio?
I was told I had these movements:
-7mm movement Mandible (lower jaw forward)
-6mm movement Maxilla (upper jaw forward)
-4mm movement Maxilla Impaction (upper jaw tilted up)
-6mm movement Sliding Genioplasty (chin moved forward)
So you were due to have a larger movement previously. With the impaction that original movement would have looked truly huge. Was it your surgeons idea to reduce it in case of complications/numbness? The movement you had would be considered large by most surgeons, is that kind of change standard for sleep apnea?
I don't really have a big overbite by the way. I had teeth pulled out when I was a kid and my upper jaw reduced, so now I have two small jaws. I don't understand why orthodontists consider this a good result, or why the bastards don't think about the fact that people have to go through life looking like that when they could be helped with surgery. My jaws basically look like yours before the operation, except I have a naturally thin/lightweight skeleton, as you can imagine my head looks tiny . Heads just look wrong with small jaws.
Man I can feel your pain about the never looking masculine comment. Who said that a dentist? I guess that's why you took up lifting, to change things/prove people wrong. Well at least no one can say anything like that to you now you changed it. Well done.
In cases with sleep apnea, they recomend a 10mm+ movement of the lower mandible. My sleep apnea wasn't severe, so the surgeon opted for a less drastic movement (and thus less chance of complication).
Your story is the same as mine to a T. I have poor jaw genetics from both parents, and from a young age was told I would need this surgery. It was my dad who didn't like the idea, and instead opted for me to have extractions + braces when I was 13. I had ortho's want to give me headgear, to further retard my upper jaw growth to match my lower jaw- so your comment about the ortho not caring about the long term consequence also rings true.
When I was 18, I was 150 lb at my height (6'4''). I take lifting and nutrition pretty serious, and it has been a battle to put on weight. Bodybuilding has its roots in body dimorphism, and comments like that directed me towards the pursuit of a masculine physique. It helped a ton, by the way.
Are you going to bite the bullet and go through jaw surgery? Our cases seem identical, and would probably proceed the same way.
As for my chin:
They weren't able to move my chin the distance they wanted (thin bone), and thus it was moved half the distance wanted. I talked to my surgeon today, and he said that he can finish my chin for free, in the fall. I just need to develop hard bone before he can chop it again! I am excited, as I am not overly impressed with the result currently.
