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Your surgeon is cheap! I paid $6500 for mine! he is the top one where I live though & very good... I think I got about $1000 back from medicare and HBF from him. $1500 for my Anaesthetist, and I got half that back off HBF, and luckily I had health insurace because the bill I got from the hospita...

I had lower jaw surgery a month ago. I was feeling fine after a week and could of gone back to work after 2 weeks. It was no way as bad as I was expecting. Getting my wisdon teeth out was worse.

I think if someone has an overbite from just teeth movement alone it can be fixed without surgery, like if they sucked their thumb as a child and it pushed the top teeth outwards. But if the overbite is because the jaw didn't grow properly it would need to be fixed with surgery, which was my case. M...

heres some photos of my teeth

before


after

Turns out I was worrying for nothing lol my period decided to come a week late! I told the nurses it was due & they just told me to wear pads incase. But it didn't come until I got out of hospital! all the stress, anesthetic and medicines must have put it on hold for a few days.

I had my surgery on thursday :) had my lower jaw moved forward 8mm. Everything went really well! my surgeon did a great job & he is really impressed with how im healing. I stayed in hospital for 3 nights, intensive care for the first night because I had my mouth banded shut and they just wanted ...

Hope everyone who had surgery on the 5th is going well! :) Only 2 more sleeps till mine! I had a nurse call me this morning to explain everything & I have an appointemnt with my ortho tomorrow to get my hooks on & then i'll see my surgeon for the splint trial! Im exited now, but im sure i'll...

A nurse called me this morning to talk to me about my surgery and explain some things. She did ask when my next period is due & I told her that I was worried it would come while im in hospital. She said thats fine & just to wear a pad. She said I would have to wear a catheter while im in int...

Can't believe it's December already, the year has gone so fast. Good luck everyone. 1 week left for me!

Whoops sorry lol that reply was suposed to go in December buddies. Stupid phone :p

Can't believe it's December already, the year has gone so fast. Good luck everyone. 1 week left for me!

it's not normal to experience pain through the whole treatment. I only had pain for the first week I got them on. Even after adjustments it wasn't too bad. I can eat whatever I want. I don't even notice them anymore because I am so used to them. The only problem I have with eating is getting food st...

I was told 3-6 months after surgery my braces can come off. In having surgery 1 year after getting the braces on.

I had an apointment with my surgeon today. Had some moulds for my splint & some photos taken. He also took measurments of my teeth, bite, lips etc. He said I have a 9mm overjet and a 5mm overbite. He also said I have a recessed chin and I might need a genioplasty! I wasn't quoted for that when I...

Thanks Marian :) I am from Australia. I've had my wisdom teeth out under general anesthetic and they let me leave my undies on for that (it was only a half an hour op though) but hopefully it's the same for jaw surgery & I'll be able to wear undies and a pad. Yeah im sure the nurses don't mind a...