Hey guys,
As some of you know I had double jaw surgery with Gunson about 1.5 years ago now. The main reason I am speaking to Gunson about another procedure is because of the hardware near my nose. It sticks out maybe 2mm from the bone and sort of straddles my nose. When I talk or smile, I can actually see the plates, and my nose basically rides up on the plates there. It bothers me a lot, but I haven't heard of too many complaints about this... is it that my plates protrude more than most?
As a secondary issue, I spoke with Gunson about performing an osteoplasty (or shaving of the bone on the mandible). This isn't a huge concern, but might as well do it at the same time I guess. I do have some bumpiness there from the original surgery which is at times noticeable.
My main concern is any added risk from any of this. I don't want additional numbness or swelling that takes a long time to go down (though I know there is a risk of complication with any surgery). I'm going to ask a lot of questions about this, but I have a feeling these sorts of things aren't done a lot - so maybe the infrequency of these procedures might add to the risk? What do you think? Has anyone done any of these things here?
