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by Brah
Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:44 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Nose swelling
Replies: 7
Views: 3189

Re: Nose swelling

Yes, my bite is fixed. But in all honesty I didn't care about my bite, I only got my surgery to move my chin forward and fix my smile. I met with my surgeon yesterday, and he said that the fold under my lip is strong so if he moved my chin forward too much it would look strange, so he only moved it ...
by Brah
Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Nose swelling
Replies: 7
Views: 3189

Re: Nose swelling

Ha, I have the opposite problem. All the swelling and stuff gave me tons of blackheads. I can tell my nose is a little swollen, but I'm going to see my surgeon tomorrow and ask him. So far I'm not too content with the surgery. Now that the swelling in my face has gone down I can see that my surgeon ...
by Brah
Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:47 pm
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Nose swelling
Replies: 7
Views: 3189

Re: Nose swelling

Thanks for your answers, I'm glad to know the nose does swell some during the surgery. But how much would you say it swells, so that I can just get an idea of how much mine may go down. I'm going to see my surgeon soon for a follow-up, but I'm just focusing on this.
by Brah
Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:53 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Nose swelling
Replies: 7
Views: 3189

Nose swelling

Hello! I'm new here, this is my first post in fact, and I just had jaw surgery last Tuesday. I had my lower jaw pulled forward so I have more of a chin and my upper jaw shortened to reduce my gummy smile and visible teeth. Even though I'm still swollen, so far I'm very happy with the results. The on...