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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: Vic on September 19, 2016, 12:05:26 PM

Title: Surgery Swelling
Post by: Vic on September 19, 2016, 12:05:26 PM

Hi All, got surgery with Dr Z next week. Does anyone know how long it takes for swelling to go down after double jaw surgery before you're presentable to go out again?

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: Vic on September 19, 2016, 01:54:57 PM

Thanks. I'm planning on staying in the hospital for a couple of weeks, so will be watching a lot of Netflix

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: UnderMunch on September 20, 2016, 11:22:17 AM

Hi Vic

Cool that you're going through with the surgery.

Is Dr.Z treating you with braces too or are you "just" getting the surgery to improve aesthetics?

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: Vic on September 20, 2016, 11:28:11 AM

Just aesthetics mate, although I will be getting braces applied before I leave, because he said it's easier for him to do the surgery with them on.

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: UnderMunch on September 22, 2016, 04:45:20 AM

What will he be performing on you and what's the goal of your surgery?

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: Vic on September 22, 2016, 11:22:14 AM

He's doing upper and lower jaw surgery to correct by teeth protrusion as well as chin widening and lengthening. Then I'll be going back a few months later once the bones have healed for a side wing

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: UnderMunch on September 22, 2016, 11:58:46 AM

Exciting! Please keep us updated on how things progress.

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: Vic on September 22, 2016, 02:37:11 PM

Will do mate

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: UnderMunch on September 25, 2016, 06:09:28 AM

Quote from: Vic on September 22, 2016, 11:22:14 AM

He's doing upper and lower jaw surgery to correct by teeth protrusion as well as chin widening and lengthening. Then I'll be going back a few months later once the bones have healed for a side wing

"chin widening", how is that done? Is it like a genioplasty where he splits the bone in the middle and moves it horizontally outward or what?

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: Vic on September 25, 2016, 06:15:16 AM

He uses a piece of bone from the hip, and makes a cut in the chin vertically down the middle as well as horizontally for the sliding genio and then inserts the piece of hip bone

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: UnderMunch on September 25, 2016, 01:28:46 PM

Quote from: Vic on September 25, 2016, 06:15:16 AM

He uses a piece of bone from the hip, and makes a cut in the chin vertically down the middle as well as horizontally for the sliding genio and then inserts the piece of hip bone

Okay, exactly as I imagined. But thanks for explaining, and good luck next week!

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: Vic on September 25, 2016, 02:35:48 PM

Thanks mate

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: stupidjaws on September 26, 2016, 02:19:53 AM

awesome. i paid via bank transfer to respond to your pm (i can't open them).

He's the best. great man. he gave me my life back. forever grateful to him.

Title: Re: Surgery Swelling
Post by: MyTimeIsNow on February 01, 2017, 07:46:37 AM

Any update? How was your result?