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I haven't had surgery yet so I don't know what it's going to feel like, but the idea did initially freak me out a bit. I've seen people around here joke that with all the hardware in their face they're now "bionic", which is how I plan on dealing with it. After surgery I plan on showing e...

I've pretty much steeled myself to the fact of having my face peeled off, bones broken, cracked, spliced, etc etc... But whenever I think of having screws and plates in my face, forever, I feel all... confronted! I can't seem to get comfortable with the idea of having metal things permanently in my ...

Hello again! mmh: Awesome, informative post! $9,000 out of pocket sounds frightening, but perhaps if I shop around I'll be able to find something that will be a bit cheaper. The GOOD news for me is that I was talking to my dad today and he casually mentioned that he was planning to get medical insur...

Hey, thanks for your reply

May I ask which type of coverage plan you have with Medibank? I've never had to take out insurance before and don't really understand it too well yet. How much have you had to pay out of pocket? How much are they covering for you?

Hello, When I was 15, I saw an orthodontist about braces and they recommended orthognathic surgery to me. At the time, my parents thought the surgery was "unnecessary plastic surgery by orthodontists just wanting more money!". I ended up just getting braces for 3 years, which somehow manag...