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No I didn't have the lower jaw done. As for the bulldog-look, I'm not sure that means sagging jowls, I'm for sure don't have that. I'd rather call mine chipmunk cheeks or something. Like I hid something between the upper gums and the upper lip :) And the ptoic chin resulting from the genio, well I s...

you didn't yet have the surgery so there's not supposed to be any droopy skin right?

Olive, if you'll have a 4mm impaction, then your upper lip will come down approx. 2mm relative to the upper teeth line. So your lip strain when closing should get better and 2mm of teeth show is considered ideal. And you'll probably have a VY-closure as well which helps the upper lip to hang down a ...

Actually I meant the "mirror in the lap" thing only for post-lefort checkup. Sorry that wasn't clear on my part. However, if it seems evil even before surgery, then you'll probably need a lift anyway :) As for the decrease in facial height, the height will be of course less with exactly th...

No problem with the recovery, thank you. As for "redraping" of the skin, I don't know how this might happen but I think when one's around 20, the skin is tight enough (because the bones are still in a growing phase somewhat) so if you cut out a few mm-s of bone the skin will be not as tigh...

im just over thirty.

hello, I thought I'd drop in for just a small update: I've recently had a mini facelift performed on me to tighten the sagging skin beside my nose (lower cheeks) that was the remnants of the lefort impaction. My other problems are of course not solved but at least I got rid of the bulldog/chipmunk/c...

that still doesn't make me like his smile And imagine that same smile on a woman... ewww

Yes you're absolutely right in everything you've said :) Except that periodontics are not an option because my teeth aren't small. I don't want to swap my gummy smile for horse teeth, that would be another meaningless action on my part :) I'm just saying that there's just no point in going through s...

oh, lucky you... Then this probably means that I cannot really expect any significant changes from now on. I guess I should've went to a better surgeon. I don't want to have another surgery, the recovery is so difficult with this. You know, I'd gladly wore these metal plates inside my face if the re...

Did your gummy smile disappear right after the surgery or you had to wait a few months?

No I hadn't been given any information before surgery, that's what the problem is Now that I'm through, I'm just trying to figure out what happened... Anyway, thank you for your wishes regarding the recovery, I need that

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Yes this is a clown! :) I don't know who this guy is (looks like some Hollywood bigshot), but I definitely don't like his smile, I think it's frightening. I'm sure he usually plays evil-to-the-bone characters :) But seriously... my smile is somewhat similar, except that mine starts horizontally on t...

Hi, Just a short question: if one has a 5mm Lefort impaction and 1.5mm advancement, and an initial gummy smile of 3-5mm, then how much gum show could be expected after surgery and what are the usual time frame for changes to occur? I was in a rather naive belief that the bone and soft tissue movemen...

Thank you Sarah for feeling with me :) but I just don't want to get used to this look at all. Since even my gummy smile wasn't eliminated completely and I continue to spot new abnormalities from the surgery each day, I'm now getting to think that this whole thing was a big mistake. I seem to lost so...