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My surgeon says I need a 5 mm impaction (and jaw advancement) I don't have lip incompetence (although i do have a gummy smile). My fear is that right now I can close my lips perfectly, when I have the surgery what will happen with that extra skin when I close my lips ? I'm afraid I will look older, ...

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Hi TwitBerry

I'm so sorry about your surgery. Aside from the chin, don't you think it was worth it ? Have you think about genioplasty ?

Do you have any pics ? I'd love to see them

I took some pics (sorry for the quality)

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8436/jawcollage.jpg

bracedfaced wrote:He said the one thing that surgeons and orthodontists won't tell you is that orthognathic surgery can age you and give you a "bulldog" appearance.

Did he tell you if that happens with only maxillary impaction or when you also move it forward or do both things ?

ColoradoGirl I'm glad you're happy with your results, It must be awesome! :D My case is the opposite, I have an overbite, gummy smile and assymetry of the maxilar. I'm not doing this only for aesthetic reasons either, in fact I've been having problems with my jaw since i was 12 (now I'm 30). Last su...

Hi guys! I'm new here. So glad I found this forum, such a great help! :D First all I should apologize in advance because my english is not very good (specially with technical terms) but I'll try my best! My orthodoncist told me I need orthognathic surgery: maxilar impactation, maxilar rotation and m...