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this statement is not only untrue, but misleading and discouraging to those people trying to get surgery. i had TWO jaw surgeries, July 07 and July 08...my total cost for BOTH surgeries...$550...copays. The first surgery was amblatory, so it was just a $50 copay, the second I stayed in the hospital ...

you look amazing!!! i hope that you are excited and happy that you have gotten through all of this! i used to hate taking pics too! keep smiling!

congrats! you made it! just think of it this way, you are already on your way to recovering and having a new face for the rest of your life....

48 hours- it was taken off by my surgeons before i left the hospital and they even helped get the stuff, or most of it off...so happy when it came off, it was grosssssss!

i had a small chin too...they not only did the genioplasty, but they also used the vertical excess they cut off from my lefort AND donor bone (cow's bone) to build behind my genioplasty to make my chin the proper size...now it fits beautifully. see what they are going to do, as sometimes a bone graf...

it feels funny when i blow my nose in my front top teeth...dont know why...like vibrations in my teeth...i have that painful feeling in my chin and bottom teeth when i touch my face. i guess it all takes time...

you look great! plus, your ROM is the same as mine and im almost 10 weeks out! good for you!

super results! congrats! you should be very happy!

isnt it kind of vain to get braces just to put in a tooth that you are missing? i had a missing tooth that never grew in before surgery, im not getting an implant...but this is coming from someone who said that everyone has their own unique features, which we are supposedly ruining by having jaw sur...

what was the point to the post above mine??? anyone? any clue? anything to do with SARPE? it needs to be deleted...there are minors on here that should not be encouraged to dabble in alcohol.

I am personally done with hearing redstar on this site. the lastest, "Low self esteam. Common problem for US and Canada, why? Not sure..." [/b] Redstar, emotions are a NORMAL part of life. I feel as though you believe nobody should FEEL anything towards this whole process...were you raised at gunpo...

i had an interesting situation. i was in need of upper, lower, and genio no matter what insurance said because of all of my issues. both of my surgeries were covered in a blanket approval in '07. i had sarpe and it was covered that summer. then this year my surgeon went and resubmitted for the secon...

redstar- i have just read the posts accompanying this thread. mind you, in a very neither sided way. from an outsiders point of view on the conversation, your tone sounded like you were better than anyone else who had ultimately chosen to go ahead with surgery. that those who have had it must not be...

tina---- your pic does look good! your swelling will be mostly gone at about6 weeks, but the residual swelling takes months to go away, so you will see changes for about a year. i JUST got rid of thelast of my swelling this june from my sarpe, then had my BIG surgery in july. give it time....regardi...

after reading about mouth breathing and seeing your pix, i definitely think lefort I is right for you. i was a mouth breather and after surgery it pretty much stopped immediately! also, i was very pleased with the look of my face. i can imagine how much more youll like your smile with less gum. you ...