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I had sarpe surgery on 12/27/11 to correct overcrowded cricket front teeth, know i have braces on the front teeth and lower but for some reason i have an underbite now.. has anyone had this happen never had an underbite just crooked front teeth.

I was on a liquid diet for about 5 weeks then started to slowly chew soft food. My face is still very swollen. Not sure if this is why its taking so long for my face/cheeks to go down. I still look like a chipmunk/ WHoo . Its been almost 8 weeks since i had my surgery. Curious to see when others sta...

I had surgery on 12-27-11 and my oral surgeon said it should be about 45 minutes to an hour , instead it lasted 2 hours and i had 2 oral surgeons working on me. Curious to see how long other folks surgery took.

I had Sarpe surgery on 12-27-11 its been almost 2 months and i still cannot feel my upper gum or my teeth, i'm still pretty swollen, especially on my right side . I've read alot of posts and its seems like i'm not a typical case . Most folks are doing alot better. I'm 49 years old and maybe that has...

Regarding losing weight i thought i would have lost alot of weight being on just liquids but i've only lost 5 lbs and its been 5 weeks.

I had my surgery about 5 weeks ago and still am very swollen, more so on my right side then my left. I'm just wondering how long before i look half way normal = and how long before my teeth come together. My gums hurt between my two front teeth and my top lip is still numb.. getting very frustrated...

Swelling - its been 5 weeks and my swelling is still very noticable, i had sarpe on my top jaw, I can get a spoon in my mouth but it has to be small amounts of food. One side is more swollen then the other and my front tooth hurts when i talk i guess its the vibration has anyone experience such a lo...

I'm 49 and has surgery on 12/27/11 and still experiencing alot of swelling, some days it seems like the swelling goes down then the next day the swelling is back i still have no feeling from my top lip to under my eyes just curious how long before i start to feel half way normal... and the gap betwe...

I had sarpe surgery on my top jaw on 12-27 and noticed this past week that my tongue has a brown color on each side i'm no longer taking any medication for the past week or so. But find this very bizzare has anyone experienced this or anything similiar. Its freaking me out.. i brush my teeth and wat...

I'm 49 and just had my top jaw done on 12-27 it been almost 2 weeks and i'm feeling alot better, i'm out walking 2 miles a day and starting to get more energy, still swollen and have a huge bruise under my chin and neck but besides that the only thing that is really noticeable is my speach. If you h...

I just had surgery on 12-27 and i'm starting to wake up abrutly its my jaw clenching really hard... it only happens when i fall asleep... has anyone experienced this or anything similiar.

I had surgery on 12/27 and still pretty swelled up, getting better everyday, but whats up with my lip... my top lip has a dip in the middle its where the stiches are i guess on the inside... had anyone had a weird top lip plus its really numb and if you touch it in the middle ohh it hurts.

regarding vitamins, i went to a herbarium place, or go to like a trader joes/whole foods places like that to get liquid vitamins. I have a multivitamin and a liquid calcium vitamin... i also found having a travel pillow is good at nightime to keep your head straight when you sleep upright... i'm sti...

i would like to know how long does it take for the swelling to go down, i cannot feel from under my eyes to my top lip. I still cannot eat with a spoon

Hi, i just had my surgery on 12/27/11 i had my top jaw done (sarpe) i'm glad its over with, the first few days were tough, its not that is really painful its more uncomfortable that i would say painful. any questions you have feel free to ask