The Post-Grad Grin

[pekay]

Hope she doesn't mind me posting a link to her blog in here

I'm certain that she at least read/lurked this forum in the past

had double jaw surgery for her under-bite yesterday with Dr Gunson

http://thepostgradgrinjawsurgery.wordpress.com/

[CK]

impalnt?

[pekay]

impalnt?

yeah she specifically says "orbital rim implant"

[CK]

yeah she specifically says "orbital rim implant"

interesting. i was under the impression they don't do implants. she is probably referring to the hydroxyapatite grafts.

[pekay]

interesting. i was under the impression they don't do implants. she is probably referring to the hydroxyapatite grafts.

yeah that is what I thought too but I figured she is way too smart to make such a confusion.

[Lazlo]

yeah that is what I thought too but I figured she is way too smart to make such a confusion.

could someone ask her, i was confused by that too...

[CK]

yeah that is what I thought too but I figured she is way too smart to make such a confusion.

the hydroxylapatite grafts are listed as "hydroxlapatite implants" in the operating report. im 99.9% certain they don't do medpor or silicon implants.

[pekay]

the hydroxylapatite grafts are listed as "hydroxlapatite implants" in the operating report. im 99.9% certain they don't do medpor or silicon implants.

that makes sense thanks for clearing this up

[Joy]

I don't think she will be posting here.

From her blog...

"Also, because my surgeon is so famous, there is a lot of talk about him on jaw surgery forums like archwired and jawsurgeryforums. The people on these forums can be quite critical and disrespectful, so I want to protect my privacy and my surgeon’s reputation from people who don’t know what they’re talking about (at least until I’m farther along in the healing process and it’s fair to judge my “results”). What makes jaw surgery “worth it” is the long-term health of your joints and teeth, not your appearance."

[treevernal]

Well, I guess there's not much we can do about it.  I was looking forward to seeing her results tho.  Can't believe she had a 5-piece lefort!

[pekay]

I don't think she will be posting here.

From her blog...

"Also, because my surgeon is so famous, there is a lot of talk about him on jaw surgery forums like archwired and jawsurgeryforums. The people on these forums can be quite critical and disrespectful, so I want to protect my privacy and my surgeon’s reputation from people who don’t know what they’re talking about (at least until I’m farther along in the healing process and it’s fair to judge my “results”). What makes jaw surgery “worth it” is the long-term health of your joints and teeth, not your appearance."

LOL quite hypocritical of her to say that, by reading her blog it's pretty obvious that one of the main reasons she went through all this was to improve her appearance.

[Cmonster]

I dont know if its hypocritical as much as its something a lot of people do not want to openly admit. Its like saying I had jaw surgery to look better, and that makes it seem superficial or unnecessary. Like... its some kind of a cosmetic procedure, because a chunk of society has an adversity to such a concept.
And directly or indirectly, this surgery has serious aesthetic changes. It isnt like a hip replacement or gall bladder removal surgery. We all have different reasoning behind WHY we go for jaw surgery, some of us have arthritic joints, or condylar reabsorption, or severe TMJ, asymmetry, excess or lack of certain features related to jaw development.
At the end of the day I think something has to be 'off' with your jaws in order for you to be a candidate for jaw surgery. Why the hell am I rambling lol.

[stupidjaws]

Obviously aesthetic improvement is part of the packet. Rarely somebody comes in ONLY for aesthetic purposes. But i'd say it's at least 40/50%.

I came in to the maxfac because of OSAS. But knowing i could improve my appearance was a huge motivation.