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How is your recovery going wilechile? Also, did you get double jaw surgery or only one? We had surgery on the same exact day. My swelling has probably gone done be like 60-70% I'd say and it's not that uncomfortable anymore. My face has been getting pretty tingly/painful though i guess with the ner...

hey yall i'm like about to be 7 days post-op today, wednesday, and i'm doing pretty good! my mom just made me crack up which i think like opened up some stitches or something cus i went to rinse my mouth after i stopped laughing and spat out soooo much blood. should i be worried? other than that i s...

i finally had my surgery last week wednesday!!! i stayed in the hospital for 2 nights and today is my 6th day post-op. i think i'm doing pretty well, i'm like jaundice-type yellow in some areas on my jaw, neck cus i'm lightskin lol, have substantial swelling, and am banded shut. i can walk, move abo...

Interesting question, from what I've read class 3 bites are less common than class 2, which only seems to add to the mystery. Perhaps it could be because the before and after photos for class 3 tend to be more dramatic, and therefore the patient is more likely to post the results online and viewers...

wow i would really like any updates to your story - did you already go through with orthodontic treatment?

i feel you this whole process is anxiety inducing!! initially my surgeon said he'd only really have to operate on my bottom jaw but now that i've progressed in my orthodontic treatment my top jaw sort of shifted and now deviates from my midline. so idk

[quote="SampMitch"]I am using NYCOMS in Long Island (I believe they have an office in NYC as well). My surgeon is the co-founder of the practice Dr. Schwartz (along with Dr. Sachs who someone mentioned above). The office was very highly recommended and as it turns out my husband's friend h...

[quote="snapdresser"]I'm going to one on Long Island, if you're willing to commute for appointments and the big day.[/quote]

can you refer me to this surgeon? i feel like i might be seeing one at the same hospital - lij?

i mean if your lower jaw is recessed but your upper jaw deviates from the midline or something like that is reason enough to have it operated on

hey yall! i'm currently an orthodontics patient waiting for the ok from my orthodontist to go see my surgeon for a pre-surgical consultation. i got braces around august 2015, so it's been about 6 months now? and it's honestly so nerve-wracking and tedious waiting for my surgery date (whenever that'l...

i wish this was my case! i'm tired of waiting lmao

im also getting double jaw surgery and a sliding genioplasty! im super nervous about how it'll affect my cheeks, cheekbone, and nose, though

i feel like jaw surgery will be more taxing on the body if anything.