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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: wendyl on June 30, 2018, 04:32:15 PM

Title: When does my face begin to feel normal?
Post by: wendyl on June 30, 2018, 04:32:15 PM

I am coming up on my 8th week post surgery and I still feel very tight and stiff and like I have a rag stuffed in my mouth. Speaking is tiring and muffled and much of my mouth and lower lip still feels like it is frozen. After how many weeks can I expect my face to feel like my face again?   I should mention that I had both jaws advanced and my chin repositioned.

Title: Re: When does my face begin to feel normal?
Post by: kavan on June 30, 2018, 07:16:18 PM

in about 4 more months

Title: Re: When does my face begin to feel normal?
Post by: Dogmatix on July 02, 2018, 11:02:39 PM

You should of course regain function, but there is a chance for nerve damage that won't heal completely. It is a new position of the jaws and some things may naturally not feel like before.