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I see this thread is quite old but I was hoping someone had some recent info. I am five years out from my double he surgery (Lefort + lower jaw advancement) and still have quite a bit of parathesia in lower lip and three quadrants of my gums/teeth. I would be so happy to be relived of this!

now nine weeks out and just back from surgeon's office. Apparently I have very bad range of motion. He said I should be able to fit 4 knuckles in my mouth and i can't even get two in. Have to go back in for a procedure under sedation in a few weeks to clean out joint, stretch the muscles and have Bo...

I really meant to post this here in the buddy thread and not on the main board, so I'm reposting here.... I had my double jaw surgery on July 17, so it has been exactly two weels since i was lying on that operation room table. Aside from hating those first 10 days being wired tightly shut, recovery ...

I had my double jaw surgery on July 17, so it has been exactly two weels since i was lying on that operation room table. Aside from hating those first 10 days being wired tightly shut, recovery is going really well. I'm already eating soft solid food (so much for the promised drastic weight loss!) a...

Had my double jaw surgery on july 17 so I am now 6 days postoperative. Days 3&4 were pretty bad but am feeling much better now. Swelling is still bad in my lips so I can't talk intelligibly at all and eating is more trouble than it is worth most of the time, but overall doing ok. I think the ant...

You're having the same surgery AGAIN!?! Why? Yikes! Please tell me we dont have the same surgeon

And yes, I do work in a hospital but not the hospital I am having surgery in. This makes me even more scared. I need to stop watching the YouTube video.

I'm having a lefort and bsso on July 17. Im also more scared of the anesthesia than of the aftermath. I'll deal with that after I open my eyes in recovery and know that I'm alive! I'm having double jaw because I have an overjet and also a gummy smile. Since I'm having the lower done it seems silly n...

Where are you and where is your surgery being done? I'm in the San Francisco Area and will be having it done at Kaiser Richmond. I'm soooo scared! Ahhh! I'm a nurse and know just a little too much for my own good. That, and I saw the YouTube video....

I am scheduled for a Lefort and BSSO on July 17, 2012 at Kaiser in Richmond, CA. Ortho originally told me I would be ready in February, but then pushed it out to July. I was devastated as I am so scared to have the surgery and just want to get it over with. Also, I am 40 and the mother of two young ...

Hello, Have been lurking on the orthognathic surgery boards for a few months. Just got my surgery date for July 2012 for LeFort 1 and BSSO. I am 40 y/o and this is my THIRD set of braces! I have head them for almost a year now. Was supposed to have this surgery as a teenager but my mother was too sc...