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maverik46

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Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift
« on: September 14, 2014, 07:28:44 AM »
Hi guys , this is my first post, but it's long time that i'm following this forum. I have to take a big decision , maybe the biggest of my life . I've a long face , but i've not functional problems, and my bite it's perfect . The first time i saw the Doctor MM, i went only for a chin height reduction and advancement + jaw angle augmentation with HA. But after the simulation , Dr. M proposed me that a jaw impaction +  upper Lip Lift (I've a long upper lip) should reduce the vertical lenght of my face .
I'm worried to loosing my perfect bite and nerve damage, but the thing that worries me the most is the upper lip lift because the scar , and the fact that i haven't found online many examples of upper lip lift on a man.
What do you think about this procedure ? I'm afraid to stay with lips that seem fake and with a visible scar , especially after I read a lot of negative reviews about Dr. MM
« Last Edit: September 15, 2014, 05:34:09 PM by maverik46 »

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Dr. Mommaerts
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 07:59:27 AM »
You do realize that Mommaerts is probably THE most heavily criticized jaw surgeon on the internet right? He has consistently showed that he is incapable of making good surgery plans so I don't understand why you would risk ruining your face by going with him. Do yourself a favour and try to get a consultation with at least one other surgeon before you decide on anything.

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Dr. Mommaerts
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 08:05:35 AM »
He's doing liplifts now?  ;D
Is there no beginning to this man's talents  ::)

Lip lifts are a really tricky procedure to get right for even a skilled surgeon - he probably uses a staple gun.

Do yourself a favour, cancel the surgery and save yourself the heartache - the man is a travesty to the medical profession and a despicable human being.
« Last Edit: September 14, 2014, 08:14:54 AM by Modigliani »

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Dr. Mommaerts
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 08:58:19 AM »
I'm really thinking about cancel the surgery . The main reason why in june i went to a consultation with him, is the fact that he is the only one that use HA Paste to improve jaw angle , instead of silicon or medpor implants , and i like the fact that HA Past becames like a "bone"  Until June I didn't find negative reviews online, maybe because a poor seaching , and he was considered one of the best in Europe and and I found a lot of scientific articles written by him......
For example this is an article signed by him that talks about the various techniques liplift:

http://www.drsanmiguel.com/wp-content/uploads/Art%C3%ADculo-Dr.-San-Miguel.pdf
« Last Edit: September 14, 2014, 09:11:21 AM by maverik46 »

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Dr. Mommaerts
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 09:14:08 AM »
I'm really thinking about cancel the surgery . The main reason why in june i went to a consultation with him, is the fact that he is the only one that use HA Paste to improve jaw angle , instead of silicon or medpor implants , and i like the fact that HA Past becames like a "bone"  Until June I didn't find negative reviews online, maybe because a poor seaching , and he was considered one of the best in Europe ......

If you have any doubts at all cancel.

I too fell for the online hype surrounding him and stupidly let him perform bimax surgery and genio on me last October. Literally everything he did was incorrect, every movement too large, he also narrowed my lower jaw without my consent causing me to have literally no bite post surgery. I've been left with a 5mm anterior and lateral open bite due to his incompetence yet he actually had the nerve to blame the outcome on me! Other surgeons have been horrified by what he did to me.

Many other people have found the courage to speak out about him, please don't let yourself become his next victim.

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Dr. Mommaerts
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2014, 10:17:04 AM »
The main reason why in june i went to a consultation with him, is the fact that he is the only one that use HA Paste to improve jaw angle , instead of silicon or medpor implants , and i like the fact that HA Past becames like a "bone"

I also chose him because he is one of very few surgeons who use HA paste. I absolutely hate the result and now I don't know now if it can even be removed or not. We had another guy in here a while back who had some form of jaw augmentation with HA paste done by Mommaerts and he hated the result. I haven't heard anything from him since so it's possible he changed mind and started to like the result.

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2014, 02:20:17 AM »
Thanks for putting me warning. Anyhow, from what i've seen on this forum , the majority of criticism to Dr MM come from you both (Gregor Samsa and Modigliani), and for someone who does not know the facts, it may seems that it is a personal issue against the doctor, and that you want it to defame all costs ......... I don't think so , but for someone new in the forum might seem. Are there others who have complained about the doctor?

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2014, 02:37:39 AM »
There's more info in this thread: http://jawsurgeryforums.com/index.php/topic,748.0.html

falcao on this forum also had a surgery completely botched by Mommaerts. He had a consultation with Arnett afterward who called it a mess and said he had never seen anything like it. Several people from this forum have consulted with Mommaerts and almost all of them received laughably bad surgery plans. That's the main problem with Mommaerts from what I've seen and experienced myself.

Even the worst surgeons produce good results once in a while so it's certainly possible that you'll end up alright, but why take that risk?

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2014, 02:57:15 AM »
There are others, on private forums who are also seeking revisions.

Good luck with everything but don't say you weren't warned.

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2014, 03:00:56 AM »
How to go into the private forum ? I really like to see some before/after pics ......

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2014, 03:03:49 AM »
You haven't been around long enough to see pics, sorry.

How do we know you don't work for Mommaerts or something?

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2014, 03:06:39 AM »
Regardless of our experiences with him, choosing a bone doctor to performed skilled, soft tissue work is just dumb in any case.

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2014, 03:15:29 AM »
How to go into the private forum ? I really like to see some before/after pics ......

I think Modigliani was primarily referring to the Miss J forum.

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2014, 03:18:17 AM »
I had a consultation also with Dr. Sandro Pelo, he is very very skilled, but he said me that he can't shorten my upper lip , he only could do a V-Y plasty , on my upper lip, but i don't know if it's right for my case

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Re: Upper Jaw Impaction + Upper Lip Lift with Belgian Doctor
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2014, 03:20:31 AM »
So it's impossible to do a registration on Miss J forum ?