My before and after jaw surgery pictures!

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suzanna
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My before and after jaw surgery pictures!

#1 Post by suzanna »

I'm 7 weeks post upper and lower jaw surgery. If I'm remembering correctly, my upper jaw was moved forward 3mm and lower jaw moved back 9mm. I had braces on for 14 months before surgery. I had an under bite, assymentry and a slanted lower jaw. I'm sure the pictures will speak for themselves!

I never smiled with my teeth before braces.
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The image below is flipped since it was taken on my phone:
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Don't mind how bad I look, these were taken morning of surgery at like 6 or 7am.
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See how slanted my jaw was!!!
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A couple of hours after surgery (Post op day 0):
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Trying to drink, although to be honest, the first day I only had a couple of sips of water.
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Post op day 3 (swelling at it's worst!):
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Post op day 5:
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Post op day 12:
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2 weeks post op:
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2.5 weeks post op (I didn't really take many pictures between then and now but I basically looked the same with swelling going down slowly after this point):
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7 weeks post op:
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Ortho is going to try and correct midlines which are a bit off to the left
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If you have any questions, ask away! I've been posting updates on my progress in the February Buddies thread.
Upper and Lower Braces Applied: December 4th, 2009
Lefort 1 and BSSO Surgery: February 11th, 2011

Laundraholic
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#2 Post by Laundraholic »

You look great!! I like the haircut too :)

I'm on day 3 now and my swelling is HORRIBLE. When did you find that it started noticably going down?

bracedfaced
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#3 Post by bracedfaced »

Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting your pics! You look fabulous! You must be very happy! :)

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#4 Post by Nathaniel »

Wow!!! Congratulations on everything; surgery and recovery! I'm already excited for my double jaw surgery and I don't even have it scheduled yet! Haha :) I wonder if I need braces for the duration you had them on for; I get mine on May 4th, and I was originally told about 9 months of braces before I could go for surgery, so I was hoping I could do the double jaw surgery around the same time I did my SARPE.

Congratulations again!! :) Really happy for you!
Braces to come on: May 4th, 2011
My Blog: http://thejawjourney.blogspot.com/

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#5 Post by Boira »

That's pretty impressive! Thanks for sharing.

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#6 Post by DRG »

Looking good and it looks like you are feeling even better Suzanna. The pictures really tell your story, especially how happy you are here at the end.

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Open bite was not resolved
Braces again (at age 35): 15 APRIL 2010
Lefort I & IVRO: 21 FEB 2011
Unwired! 25 MAR 2011
Braces removed revealing my perfect bite: 4 JAN 2012

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#7 Post by I love my teeth »

Suzanna-

AMAZING RESULTS!! Such a fantastic difference!

Christine
Wore Braces for 2 years, 5 months, 3 days



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#8 Post by freakyteeth »

tremendous results! You look beautiful.

Your swelling seemed to peak early. I'm day 6 and still swelling more each am.


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Jan 2010 - genioplasty w/mandibular bone graft (from chin bone)
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suzanna
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#9 Post by suzanna »

Thanks so much guys! I'm really happy with the results so far. I still have some residual swelling in my cheeks and chin, which seems to be worse in the mornings, probably because I'm a stomach/side sleeper. I go back to work tomorrow (only for 6 hours though, my normal shift is 12), so I'm excited to see all my co-workers again.
Upper and Lower Braces Applied: December 4th, 2009
Lefort 1 and BSSO Surgery: February 11th, 2011

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#10 Post by suzanna »

Laundraholic wrote:You look great!! I like the haircut too :)

I'm on day 3 now and my swelling is HORRIBLE. When did you find that it started noticably going down?
Most of my swelling starting going down from about day 5until the 2 and a half week mark. From then it's slowly been coming down but not really noticeably from day to day. I sent a picture of myself to a friend who I haven't seen since last week (to show her my new haircut) and the first comment she made was that the swelling looks much better.
Upper and Lower Braces Applied: December 4th, 2009
Lefort 1 and BSSO Surgery: February 11th, 2011

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#11 Post by dtdtdt »

Your results are great! You are natuarlly very pretty and this just added to it.
I am glad you are happy. You should be.

I hope your first day at work goes well!

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#12 Post by kelhuntley »

Wow! You look fantastic, so great to see your before and after pics!!
Hope work went well for you :)
Goal:
To have the "perfect" smile before my 30th birthday - 29th November 2011

Braces:
Upper and Lower - 29th July 2009

Surgery:
Bilateral Sagittal Split Advancement Osteotomies of the Mandible (Lower Jaw +12mm) & Genioplasty (Chin -2mm) - 21st March 2011

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#13 Post by suzanna »

kelhuntley wrote:Wow! You look fantastic, so great to see your before and after pics!!
Hope work went well for you :)
Thanks Kel! Work went well, looking forward to getting back into my regular routine and being less of a couch potatoe LOL
Upper and Lower Braces Applied: December 4th, 2009
Lefort 1 and BSSO Surgery: February 11th, 2011

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#14 Post by chicago29 »

Wow! Great results and thanks for sharing!!
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#15 Post by Bullfighter »

I agree, really nice results, especially the last profile pic. :-**

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