Hello!
I've been reading on this forum for quite some time now and I really appreciate it!
I've recently had consultations with two different maxillofacial surgeons and my main concern before I had these consultations was my weak chin so I presumed that a genioplasty would do fine. But they both recommended a bimax surgery due to my assymetric jaw.
One of them wrote this something like this, "twisted occlusal plane with a gummy smile on the left, deep bite and mild overbite, one full width of premolar
disto-occlusion on the left, a midline deviation in the dentition and in the chin"
The first one opted for a CCW and the other one forwarding the mandible approximately 6-7 mm.
I didn't know that the mild pain in one of my joints, the clicking and popping was due to this. But the pain I have is mild, and I don't think any insurance wi'll cover this.
So my main reflections are:
The pain I have when I open my mouth is mild and manageable, is it worth doing a bimax in case it gets worse?
What happens if I go with a genioplasty only? Will it aggravate the assymetry and deepen my already deep labiomental fold?
Picture of my profile:
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/8580/netprof.jpgI've also made a gif between a morphed front picture (morphed jaw, lips and a slighty crooked nose) and an untouched picture just to show the assymetry (5 seconds between the pictures).
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/9739/49904290.gifIs the morphed picture even slightly possible to achieve?
Any opinions?
Thanks for taking your time!