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Had the same level of deformation of my face. All to fix a gummy smile. I was never explained the changes that produce in my face. I liked my face before. The doctors keep saying you look great. Well... I see my face looks like squeeze. I don't know what to do.

I too ended up with asymmetrical face, a dent in one side of my jaw , TMJ which I didn't before. I am not assertive and the surgeon keep saying to wait. Today is one year since my bimaxila surgery. I wish I never did it. No sure what to do. I am 50 and have such a hard time recuperating. My Lowe lip...

Braces have been a disaster for me too. I followed my orthod advice, I got even hit bimaxila surgery. He didn't took care of things. Now I have chronic pain from TMJ. I looked better before now I look worse, have pains and numbness in my jaw after a year of surgery

I have similar problems. I have an overbite and my lower jaw was moved. My ortho did the wrong treatment. My teeth have been pushed out, my front teeth stick out, there is not enough space in the lower teeth now to push it back. I have a protrude face. I can not open my mouth and have constant click...

Was her upper jaw protrusion resolved? How? Did she have another surgery?

thanks for sharing your experience. I had double jaw surgery to correct my overbite 8 months ago and i regret it. My mouth look very protrude and my face fat. My face used to be slim and small with a bit of overbite. I am too in my 50s not sure what to do. I still have trouble opening my jaw. I migh...

I hope you are better.

I trusted my ortho to guide the processes to correct my overbite. He only look at the technical not the impact on the face. My problem was protrusion for overbite,they move my Lower jaw too much and now I have protrusion in both upper and lower jaw. I am suffering, not sure what to do?

I have my braces put in a crown that fell and it just glued. I hope it does not fall once I get my braces off in a month. The dentist wants to wait that all get settle before he works on it. My ortho has left space for my dentist to work. I am nervous that I will look with yellow teeth and spaces in...

Lynn, I wonder how are you know. Is all resolved? What orthodontic in BC were you working with?

I have 6 mm of overbite, nice jaw line and gummy smile. The ortho and surgeon recommended double jaw surgery AN option for tooth extraction was presented but mentioned was not ideal and will make me look older- I am 52. 6 months ago I had double jaw, upper jaw move up 4 mm, Lower forward 6 mm. My mo...